How Headlights Got Brighter, Whiter, and More Blinding After Dark The next time you're driving down a dark stretch of highway and an oncoming driver's high beams strike your eyes like a blast from a spotlight, take a moment to appreciate the irony.
Modern headlights have become significantly brighter and whiter, but this has created a new problem: blinding drivers.
The narrative that modern drivers are simply leaving their high beams on more often is an oversimplification of the issue. The reality is more complex, rooted in the evolving nature of road design and driver behavior.