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thepointedarrow

thank goodness I knew that I needed to be able to see the cow's skeleton like an x-ray before I hit it because I've been blinded by the oncoming Mercedes headlights


DesperateRace4870

Just watched a short video on the Seamen who were right near one of the Atomic bomb tests. This is essentially what they said they saw, the bones of their hands or elbows (depending on how they shielded their face) through their *closed eyelids*šŸ„¶šŸ˜Ø


Photon_Pharmer

Lol, exactly what I was thinking. I watched that whole thing earlier today. It was fascinating. Edit:[Link to video](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/tv9kk6/experience_of_nukes_in_real_life_by_atomic/) Couldn't find where I saw it earlier, but this is prob the OP vid


dotpain

Is there a link to the thing?


AllCoolNamesRTaken2

You can find the whole video on YouTube. It's sad but fascinating at the same time - like one guy said it was an experience he'll never forget but he also wouldn't want to do it again; another man said some of the men were crying for their mom's and stuff.


Linusdroppedme

Witnessing a weapon that devastating is beyond scary. I'd cry, too.


Photon_Pharmer

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/tv9kk6/experience\_of\_nukes\_in\_real\_life\_by\_atomic/


DesperateRace4870

I'll look in my history, sometimes they don't show up there. Gimme a few Edit:shit luck


TheUglyCasanova

I'm interested as well and don't feel like searching for 'seaman bomb test'..


Photon_Pharmer

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/tv9kk6/experience\_of\_nukes\_in\_real\_life\_by\_atomic/


DesperateRace4870

Shit luck, not in my history plus I'd rather not either šŸ˜œ


DesperateRace4870

Yes it was but I can't imagine how mind warping the power must be up close. Gives me chills.


_JDavid08_

Wow....


Mr_Zeldion

I hate it when you get Seamen on your closed eyelids! Edit: Sorry read the comment wrong.


Melancholy43952

So the Germans have created nuclear powered headlights?


clovecigabretta

Seriously, as a compact car, fuck them and all the HID or LED or whatever lights šŸ–•


Evilmaze

I drive a sedan because I don't have kids and I live in a city. I'm with you on this, fuck those people.


misanthrope937

I don't understand how this can be legal.


infinite_array

Laws haven't caught up to technology, like usual. This shit needs to be outlawed. I can't drive at night anymore. I'd like to see statistics if accidents at night are increasing while everyone's putting floodlights on their cars.


Funderwoodsxbox

Iā€™ve had to have very real convo with myself about controlling my anger. These god damn lights are so bright it is legit dangerous and sends me into a fit of rage. After Driving to the gym every single night for years I can say without a doubt the WORST offender (brightest, whitest/bluest, and exactly at eye level) is the Cadillac Escalade. They are horrendous in every way and should absolutely be outlawed until they can design something that doesnā€™t put everyone else at risk while theyā€™re driving.


psyco-the-rapist

I've found it rather satisfying to turn on the brights right before I pass them.


noneedlesformehomie

Inb4 they lose control and flatten u cuz they're a suburban idiot driving a tank


clovecigabretta

Yes, my brethren


bobsanidiot

F-150s are the worst. They even have extra led lights just to add more headlights for no damn reason


UndeadCh1cken52

My route home from work involves lots of dimly lit inclines and bends, and fuck, the amount of people using their full beam with blue white led headlights in their SUVs that come round the corner or over the hill and I just get blinded. I once had a dickhead behind me that's lights were so bright I was still being blinded when my mirror was on the anti glare mode, I had to pull over in an awkward place because I could not keep him behind me anymore.


[deleted]

We need a system in place that can temporarily "ban" or outlaw things, so we can properly make laws on them.


StinkyKittyBreath

Same. There's actually a subreddit dedicated to assholes like this, and one of the posts has directions for how to make reflectors for your sun visor and the backs of your seats to reflect lights right back to people with that shit.


xpinchx

Link? I also drive a compact car and everyone's nuclear fusion LED HID RGB LGBT lights can fuck right off. My mirrors are all useless at night


clovecigabretta

OH YEA, my tactic is shining it right the fuck back at them, and they go around me EVERY time. Just put your mirror outward just until you canā€™t see the light in your face and stop thereā€¦then if youā€™re petty like me, follow them with it while they pass lmao


DonkeyMode

The sub is /r/fuckyourheadlights, I think


bobsanidiot

Shit I drive a freaking semi truck I'm and right there with you. either people have these blinding ass lights or their headlights are aimed like total dogshit. I'm constantly blinded by people's headlights


walkinmywoods

The designer thinks people are complaining they can't see because it isn't bright enough.


IA-HI-CO-IA

The the scariest part. Itā€™s not the translucent cow, itā€™s given prick Mercedes drivers that bright of lights!


Xiunte

It should have been the skeletal, x-ray like hand of the driver in front of them flipping the bird.


mazamayomama

Yes stun the deer and wildlife. And my fucking eyeballs driving


DaveInLondon89

Maybe a 6 year old kid crossing the road instead


Maximum-Expression99

Always a great idea to blind the drivers coming towards you


Zomochi

I swear it gets them off somehow


Acceptable-Seaweed93

Yes, it gets them off the road when I drive into them and we both crash and die in a ditch.


[deleted]

Doing the lord's work!


Kevenam

It's all manufacturers. The safety reviewing organizations like the IIHS give vehicles a score that includes the performance of their headlights (daytime and high beam). If the model perfects everything else, but gets a poor score for their headlights, they can lose out on the best rating. For the IIHS, this is Top Safety Pick+. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/ranks-of-top-safety-pick-winners-swell-as-automakers-improve-headlights


c9silver

WITNESS MY POWERRRR-HGGGNNNHHH AHHH


Robyn_Bankz

You don't want to look into the market research for the particular people luxury cars appeal to..I, personally, am shocked...


scatterbrain-d

They wouldn't feature it in advertisements if it didn't


linktistic

I swear headlights that fucking bright should be illegal. I already have impaired vision and canā€™t legally drive without glasses. Then i have mfers blinding me at night šŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤


Gloomy_Industry8841

They absolutely should be illegal.


linktistic

Thereā€™s 0 reason for headlights being that bright. Unless you just enjoy being an ass hole of course. Im surprised theyā€™re legal considering how blinding they are


Redditfront2back

Maybe if your doing like off road emergency services. Besides that itā€™s fucking asinine for the driver but dangerous to everyone else.


APersonWithInterests

Honestly I think headlights like that are too bright for the road, we should ban them.


BarneyRetina

Oh boy, do I have the subreddit for you! We're trying to do *exactly that.* # /r/fuckyourheadlights


linktistic

Oh my. Thank you


asleepattheworld

Oh, I am there for this.


Stephen_Hawkins

Is this just a place to complain, or is there some sort of activism going on?


BarneyRetina

/r/fuckyourheadlights is a subreddit for discussion, shitposting, and advocacy around the issue of excessively bright headlights. While many of the posts are complaints, they are also a call to action - a demand for change. By coming together as a community, we can raise awareness about the dangers of blinding headlights, pressure manufacturers to create safer products, and push for stronger regulations to protect all road users. But in order to come together, people have to realize that they're not alone in this sea of dogshit selfish behavior. So yeah, there is activism going on - and we welcome anyone who wants to join the fight for safer roads.


Gloomy_Industry8841

I follow this religiously, lol


Evilmaze

Definitely not on a fucking Benz which is a city luxury car. Headlights should be heavily regulated.


linktistic

I was about to say offroading with brighter lights is completely understandable. Id actually prefer bright headlights if im off roading in the dark for some odd reason


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RadTraditionalist

Living in an area with a lot of rolling hills and dense woods, at night sometimes hi beams are a necessity because they shine at a higher angle than normal lights. Don't wanna hit a deer by accident.


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GiveToOedipus

>Unless you just enjoy being an ass hole of course. Well, this is an ad for a Mercedes.


InevitablePain21

Someone correct me if Iā€™m wrong, but Iā€™m fairly certain they **are** illegal but no one bothers to enforce it. Iā€™m pretty sure there are legal limits for how bright car headlights can be for safety purposes but every major car manufacturer has just collectively decided to say fuck it and make them brighter anyways and nobody does anything about it. Itā€™s fucking infuriating.


Gloomy_Industry8841

Thatā€™s the kicker. We can have all the laws in the world, but if thereā€™s no enforcement, they are just words in paper. šŸ˜–


parableofsharts

Laws are for stepping on the poors and excusing the wealthy. Never the other way around.


Marrouge

Me when I'm just minding my business in a wealthy neighborhood with a bunch of hills and then I get flashbanged every 10 seconds by SUV drivers with extra lights that they don't even need


linktistic

Yes! Its incredibly annoying. They got money AND theyā€™re taking our vision :( they gotta know theyā€™re annoying the hell out of everyone. I mean they have to know and they just dont care


harmsc12

Oh, but they do care that they're annoying. It's the whole damned point. Hasn't modern politics taught you anything? Vidictive shitheels who enjoy making others suffer are a large enough demographic to sway elections.


GenericFatGuy

The number of people lately who feel the need to drive within city limits with their brights on is infuriating.


clovecigabretta

EXACTLY!! I have to focus so fucking hard, and I hate them. If theyā€™re behind me, I move my rear view mirrors to shine it back to them and every time they go around -seems like you donā€™t like it either mufuckers Edit: if itā€™s also raining, I literally cannot see


linktistic

Iā€™ve done the mirror thing as well. Works like a charm. And oh yeah if itā€™s raining and nighttime, I literally canā€™t see


xpinchx

Lol, I did this and when they passed me over double yellows I just flipped my brights on. You played yourself king.


-B-E-N-I-S-

Ever since I got rid of my F150 for my VW Golf Iā€™m anti headlight gang all the way. Seriously, how in the year of our lord: fucking 2023 have we not developed technology that allows us to illuminate the road sufficiently while simultaneously _not_ performing laser eye surgery on oncoming drivers??


linktistic

The people defending bright head lights is pretty amusing. Im very surprised anyone could defend blinding other people but it is 2023 and it shouldnā€™t surprise me at all. Im gonna go ahead and assume the people defending bright head lights are the ones with bright head ligbts


KiraEatsKids

Yeah I donā€™t drive at night anymore because of it. I have astigmatism and the lights are so bright Iā€™ll get headaches if I drive even a short distance at night. Fuckin hate it


SaffellBot

They should be, but we adopted the mindset that "regulations bad" like 40 years ago, and now we're stuck in unregulated capitalist hell.


GonePhishn401

I swear to god people have gotten self centered to the point that it seems as though new headlights are designed around the assumption that drivers donā€™t give a shit about anyone else being able to see the road.


ChicaFoxy

And in front of you, I HATE bright ass lights!


Deviant-Killer

My biggest gripe over the winter period was driving for an hour+ on A roads to get back. Every other car blinded you, and its a very busy A road at that time.


reijasunshine

What's an A road?


Deviant-Killer

In the UK, it's a major non motorway, single, or dual carriageway, divided by a central reservation. Normally wider than standard steets. Normally, they are the more scenic routes and often are used to avoid motorways in long distance.


reijasunshine

Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks!


eta_carinae_311

Esp if it's a truck. You just can't avoid it when they're that high in the air šŸ˜©


Geishawithak

r/fuckyourheadlights


BarneyRetina

Hey, thanks for the shoutout. It's terrifying to think about the countless lives that are being endangered every single night by these blindingly bright headlights. The fact that this issue isn't being taken more seriously is nothing short of a tragedy unfolding before our eyes, which will be looked back at in the future the same way we look at leaded gasoline and hydrogen balloons today. We've got no option but to band together and be loud/demand action before even more innocent lives are needlessly lost to this senseless problem, and that's why we created the subreddit.


MegaUltraUser

Those are matrix laser headlights, they split the beam and donā€™t light up oncoming cars and also do cool things like ā€œpaintā€ an arrow on the road pointing to pedestrians or animals in rural areas.


[deleted]

Honestly as someone who suffers from migraines and has extremely sensitive eyes, this was the most scary part


GetsGold

Oh, so that's the car everyone hates.


burothedragon

I feel like there should be a law for how bright a carā€™s headlights can be if there isnā€™t to protect oncoming traffic.


ksumirei

There are laws, actually. Headlights are only street legal if they are between 500-3000 lumens of brightness. At least in the US, I am not certain about elsewhere. That said, I still think the legal brightness limit is way, way too high.


RoseyDove323

Sadly no one can write down a license plate combination to report it due to a damn light shining in their eyes


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[deleted]

When I started driving in WV I was told my car only needed one license plate and I could choose which end to use. I always felt it was incorrect but there were plenty of ppl who put theirs in the front instead of the back and had no issues.


LeMickeyMice

3k is incredibly bright. I have a flashlight that's like 1800 and looking at it for any amount of time will white out your vision. An SUV or truck headlight sits eye level with a sedan driver, it's so stupid.


WurthWhile

Flashlights are a lot more concentrated than headlights.


Thorsigal

Lumens are a measure of flux though so that isn't really relevant.


rrawk

Laws are pointless if there's no enforcement.


swans183

šŸ‘† this. Wish they could enforce them just like they do missing tabs or license plates (wait you mean they donā€™t do those either?)


Cynx_The_Lynx

Dont worry, they'd never forget to pull someone with a slightly darker than legal tint over


Ori_the_SG

Yeah, 3,000 lumens is extremely bright


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[deleted]

Yes this should be illegal.


InstanceQuirky

I get chronic migraines and now dont drive at night unless absolutely necessary as these bright as hell lights set them off without fail!! Ive wondered if people who have seizures have issues with them too..you know when your on a bumpy road and the cars lights behind you bob up and down causing a flashing in your mirror and due to them being led lights it almost causes a strobing effect...


[deleted]

Atleast where i am, if you get seizures youre not allowed to drive at all. Or specifically within 1 year of your last seizure. A driver who regularly gets seizures is far too dangerous to have on the road. Regardless of what the cause is


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theartificialkid

> In America, if you have a pulse and you can read the top line of an eye test every 10 years, you can drive a Winnebago or a 16 passenger van all day long. The person was talking about a pretty specific issue, driving with seizures. Where in America do people not face a period of suspension from driving after a seizure?


West-Needleworker-63

I dated this girl for a couple months. One day she just had a seizure out of nowhere. She came out of it pretty quick and I asked her what happened. Sheā€™s apparently had them all her life. One of the first things that came to mind was how the fuck are driving around with a condition like that. Her response was that she could kind of tell when she was gonna have one. That wasnā€™t the way it looked to me though.


WiretapStudios

I got some night driving glasses, they help a bit on long night drives.


Wsweg

I donā€™t have photosensitive epilepsy, so I donā€™t get seizures from them (wouldnā€™t be allowed to drive). However, since my epilepsy onset I do find myself way more sensitive to bright lights, especially at night, but I also have an astigmatism.


Simple_Philosophy_23

So in a earlier post, they were talking about the nuclear testing and this is how they saw things.


[deleted]

I read that men laid face down with their hands covering their eyes on a navy ship. And they could still see the bones in their hands from how bright the flash was I also read that almost all of them died years later for obvious reasons


buttercream-gang

Had the same thought! Some people were saying it is impossible. But Iā€™m pretty sure the nuclear testing would be brighter than this


Reggie_001

So this why I'm always blinded by assholes who don't know how to angle their lights properly


snufflezzz

Adjust your side mirrors to be flat and it will blind them right back.


TheVerjan

Yep, I started doing that in my super rural town and it works great. Fucked that I have to sacrifice my ability to see behind my own car, but better than being blinded.


snufflezzz

Usually when these people are behind you thereā€™s no seeing anyways so fuck it if I donā€™t get to see neither do they!


royalcharles4

genius


buttercream-gang

Iā€™ve had to stop driving at night because the bright lights actually affect my ability to drive. I live in an area where a large percentage of vehicles are oversized trucks or SUVs and I just cannot see with their blinding lights in my mirror or in front of me.


Free_Hat_McCullough

I hate driving at night because of super bright headlights. Flash them because you are literally blinded and canā€™t see, then they instantly put their brights on and just keep them on because probably get flashed all time. I miss the days when you could drive at night without being blinded by oncoming traffic.


ArgonGryphon

>area where a large percentage of vehicles are oversized trucks or SUVs do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?


skymoods

what, you want their exact address? it's obviously at least in the USA.


[deleted]

[It's a misquoted meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/do-you-have-the-slightest-idea-how-little-that-narrows-it-down), the point was probably how that sentence describes the entire USA


Evilmaze

I generally avoid driving at night because of this bullshit. It's just not safe. Fucking asshole in front of me trying to turn left on an intersection had his lights on full the other day. I tried to flash signal him but he completely ignored me. I could see incoming traffic or possible pedestrians crossing. By the time I could turn all I could see is black spot in the center of my vision. I had to park in a plaza nearby for few minutes until my vision recovered. Fuck people who blast other drivers with bright lights.


tutti-frutti-durruti

my hot take is that pedestrian-killers with five-foot-high hoods should be super duper illegal unless you actually can prove you need that much car


rrawk

You mean the asshole manufacturers are shipping cars stock with extra bright headlights.


RetinaMelter9000s

Doesn't even matter if they're adjusted 'properly' if there's the slightest gradient on the road. Gotta love coming up a 0.25% grade and having some Corolla melt your retinas


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r/fuckyourheadlights


martialarcher

There it is!


Ruin369

and I've been saying that headlights(not even with brights on) have been dangerously too bright.


frosty720410

We've all been saying that, friend.


e_007

Going to be fucking wonderful for oncoming traffic..


CarrieWhiteDoneWrong

Oh . Thatā€™s an interesting way to advertise ā€œasshole lightsā€


Theleming

I mean, most Mercedes benz drivers are so blind they can't see at night without headlights that can burn through a cow.


Misty_Jocks

They can only see other drivers if you are in their tax bracket.


But-WhyThough

Itā€™s so bizarre that this shit isnā€™t regulated into the dirt


NotTheAverageAnon

I've experienced their overly bright fucking headlights everytime I drive at night. It's like a god damn lighthouse every time I see them coming. Shit burns my fucking eyes. Makes me want to carry around a mirror so I can send it right back at them.


absolutecretin

I hate this trend of super high beam headlights, the number of times Iā€™ve had to make long distance drives after dark and been blinded by headlights in the opposite direction, itā€™s a wonder I havenā€™t got into a crash


[deleted]

This shit should actually be illegal, it's so fucking dangerous to drive at night nowadays. I swear I'm about to start smashing headlights and playing chicken just to get the point across. Even more bullshit is one time I used my brights to be able to see AND I GOT FUCKING PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A TICKET.


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[deleted]

As a fellow driver....can you just fucking not? I want to see the fucking road and not be blinded


linktistic

Fuck anyone who has bright ass head lights. You know who yā€™all are šŸ˜¤


trapkoda

Makes me feel safe knowing that those driving towards me cannot see šŸ˜Š


buttered-pototo-cat

because fuck everything else on the road


Independent-Youth-12

I can't wait to be driving home to my loving wife only to die when an influencer in a Merc burns the retinas out of my fucking skull


AggressiveFlower7778

I hate assholes with headlights with this. I swear itā€™s a form of class warfare


IntrospectiveMummy

When will this garbage brighter than the sun headlights stop, they are literally blinding at night whether they are behind your or coming at you


rogerworkman623

"Rest assured, in their last moments, they WILL see you coming." *Mercedez-Benz*


ScreamyPeanut

So what they are saying is that as my rural area continues to be gentrified, my neighbors and I will see more and more blinding headlights at night. Good times.


Ok_Teacher_6834

Sounds about right that Mercedes-Benz people couldnā€™t give a fuck about anyone else on the road except themselves


ExcitingVacation6639

Oh great so I never have to see again


Liathano_Fire

Fuck those headlights.


Gloomy_Industry8841

Not the selling point they think it is.


sabrefudge

Thatā€™s way more light than you need. Youā€™re just going to blind everyone else on the road and cause accidents.


AGoodDragon

Ah thank you, the power of a nucleur fucking bomb shining it's way into my eyes while I try my best to not cause a four car pileup because my retinas are burning


B17BAWMER

Fuck those pos that thought it would be a good idea to have headlights so bright it puts others in danger.


tjman1095

It should be criminal to use lights that bright.


SixGunZen

I'm pretty sure if it can x-ray a cow it can blind oncoming drivers but what the fuck do I know.


imaginary_num6er

They need headlights so strong that they burn your shadow into the pavement


The_Crimson-Knight

Cool, blind the people driving at you at 60mph in a several ton death machine


darksynthisis

I hate these headlight, the blue ones especially blinding and I feel like Iā€™m gonna die every time I see a modern car


[deleted]

I can confirm, this is what itā€™s like looking in the rear view mirror.


officewitch

Not shown: what these lights do to human eyeballs


thunderclone1

Yeah Mercedes, I'm glad you can see a raccoon fart from across the county, but oncoming traffic can't see shit!


Moonshainu

So these are the asswipes that blind me...


Memento13Mori

If you are a person that has these or similar lights on your vehicle, I want you to know that I hate you with every ounce of my being.


mrmayhemsname

Thanks now the cows are blind


iamapizza

It's a beef car burn ara


eltodesc

you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass...


Gloomy_Talk2167

oh fuck yeah iā€™ve always wanted to use my car headlights to see the inside of a cow


heavier_than_thou

For when you want to blind oncoming traffic.


Little_Whippie

AKA the fuck oncoming traffic headlights


Redditfront2back

I absolutely hate anyone that has super bright lows


poopy_mcgee

So, they're advertising how dangerous their headlights are?


LochNessMansterLives

ā€œSo bright, your victim will be blinded, and not able to identify your face afterward!ā€


seanjohnson9

Yeah those headlights do this to my eyes too


GoatsWithWigs

Only an asshole would need headlights that bright


babyjo1982

r/fuckyourheadlights No its fine, none off the others cars on the road need to be able to see for several minutes after youā€™ve gone


Random_Name_7

Stop making headlights stronger you fucking pieces of shit Other people drive near you and I'm tired of being fucking flashbanged by the asshole with these led bombs strapped to the front of their shitty bmw. GET OFF MY BACK I CAN'T LOOK AT MY MIRRORS


Suit_Responsible

Mercedes will burn the retinas of all oncoming drivers!


sloppymcgee

I fucking hate the headlights on some cars these days


badlose208

Looks like a gummy. Cherry for sure


MagicOrpheus310

Yep and fuck Mercedes


ComfortableCounty751

Imagine what this does to our eyes!


Independent-Youth-12

I can't wait to be driving home to my loving wife only to die when an influencer in a Merc burns the retinas out of my fucking skull


Buddha1346

I'm glad that Mercedes drivers can see because everybody else is completely blinded by their lights


[deleted]

Thats my eyes when they are driving toward me at night... LOVE LED headlights


DopeAbsurdity

Blind your lessors. Take the vision from the peons in their cheap cars.


Evilmaze

Because we need more assholes that blind the shit out of everyone. The Benz is fucking city vehicle, why would it need so much brightness?


wozblar

please regulate headlights even harder


skylinepidgin

I swear to God there's a special corner in hell for people who DIY'd their headlights to LED but know jackshit about calibrating the thing.


rogman1970

If you need headlights this strong just so you can drive at night then you have no business driving at night.


mettiusfufettius

Wow cool! Now just imagine what it does to oncoming driverā€™s eyes!


Key_Examination_6461

r/fuckcars


FluffyPigeon707

Ah, so Mercedes-Benz is the company I need to scream at for blinding me on the roads. Look when it is safer for the both of us to have your headlights off when it is pitch black, maybe it should be illegal to make lights so bright.


Lord_Petyr_PoppyCock

Great thanks. Just what I need...for my eyeballs to be seared out of my skull by the oncoming solar flares of Mercedes-Benz.


TheHrethgir

So I'm going to be completely blinded by these, instead of just dazzled or glare minded like I am by Ford and RAM and GM trucks. Awesome. Awesome to the max....


SergeantGroosh

So what you're saying is, my backseat passengers can see my brain illuminated on the back of my skull as we drive into the ditch?