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I see your bright LED headlight post, and I respond with matching LEDs, one sanded down a bit to diffuse the light. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/flashlight@lemmy.world

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The top one is diffused, bottom one untouched and only shining forward like a laser.

This is obviously no special flashlight, but rather a simple example of how to fix/address the obvious problems with blinding LED headlights mentioned in this post..

https://feddit.org/post/17852030

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I hear you all the way around there, and yes I had my mirrors set correctly, and am aware of the rear view flipper shader thing. But what do when the douchebag behind you is in a huge truck, right on your ass and stays right on your ass with full on bright lights?

The dude was blinding me so badly from behind that I wouldn't have even been able to see a pedestrian or much of any surprise creature or object in front of me.

Honestly, in hindsight, maybe I could have turned on my emergency flashers and pulled over as if my vehicle had just broke down or something, but seriously I think that dude was getting his rocks off by deliberately blinding me. ☹️