Why are headlights brighter than they used to be?
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
If you feel like car headlights have gotten too bright, you’re not alone.
The National Highway Traffic Administration receives more consumer complaints about headlight brightness than any other topic.
How did this happen? And can we fix it?
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| 0:50.3 | Even in these divided times, we have found the one thing I believe most Americans can agree on. |
| 0:59.8 | Those vehicle headlights are too damn bright. |
| 1:05.1 | Oh my gosh. Finally, someone's bringing this up. I thought I was the only one. I thought something was wrong with my eyes. |
| 1:13.6 | I did not know there's a place I can go to complain about this. |
| 1:16.6 | My wife says, I talk about so much that it's kind of like |
| 1:21.6 | Grandpa Simpson, like, shaking his fist at the cloud. |
| 1:25.6 | Why do they need to have six headlights on a pickup truck? |
| 1:28.5 | It's just nuts. |
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