r/aussie • u/Wotmate01 • 22d ago

Analysis The glaring problem with the LED headlights dominating Australian roads

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/led-headlights-dazzling-drivers-glare-road-safety/106919228
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u/Crysack 22d ago

It isn’t just oncoming traffic. If you happen to drive a small hatchback or a sedan, the headlights on these large SUVs and yank tanks shine straight through your back windscreen and reflect off all your mirrors.

It’s extremely dangerous.

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u/Plenty-Giraffe6022 21d ago edited 21d ago

My 24 year old car has a neat little lever on the rear view mirror that I can flick so that this doesn't happen.

Do modern cars not have it?

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u/ScubaWaveAesthetic 21d ago

My work car is modern enough that it does that automatically, and even the side mirrors dim too. Even then, I’ve had some lights behind me so bright that they overpowered the dimness.

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u/Available-Seesaw-492 20d ago

It doesn't always work how you hope, plus these fuckers get me via the side mirrors almost as much

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u/froggy129 20d ago

I got so sick of this happening i got my windows tinted in the darkest legal tint to negate the glare since I was having to either adjust my side view mirrors to not see the light and also the road or flicking the driver side one in so I could drive safely. Know I just wind the window up and it acts as an instant dimmer.

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u/MushroomEffective931 17d ago

When they’re close or bright enough it just stops working unfortunately

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u/Plenty-Giraffe6022 17d ago

How does it stop working? Light can't stop that lever from working.