I'm born and raised here. This is a new thing.

I have auto high beams, life changer for sure

I didn’t assume anything, I asked a question and followed it up with an anecdote.

Whether you’re flashing people manually or your car is doing it, it’s still rude and unsafe.

Good job assuming what I did or did not do. I will just leave it up to your imagination as to what some random person on reddit is like.

Why? Is 50 not fast enough for you? I used to get passed all the time on 7 South by people insisting on going 65 on a hilly, winding road. It's insanity and you shouldn't shit on others for wanting to avoid a traffic ticket. I've only ever had one speeding ticket in my whole life and that was almost 16 years ago.

I’ve never had my gutters get ripped down even when I had poorly installed gutters (from the last owner). When we get a ton of snow or heavy snow I just use a snow rake to pull the bottom couple feet of snow off so that it doesn’t build up on the gutters.

Exactly. It's called driving for the conditions and that's something that's in every Vermont Driver's Manual.

Maybe you're just a selfish fucking asshole.

I'm guessing part of it was when manufacturers started switching from halogen to LED. The light spectrum on LED is 5000K (daylight) where halogen was around 3000K (warmer). The intensity of that bright light definitely makes it harder to stand when vehicles are driving by you.

It seems like all that people do in this sub is judge what Vermonters do. Keep in mind, some of those bad drivers likely MOVED TO VERMONT from states with far worse drivers.

hahahha agreed!

You posted this link 3x already fuck off.

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While not entirely related, I just wanted to throw out some information about EV drivers for anyone not familiar: during the winter we get less range so we might drive more conservatively. I drive the speed limit exactly in my EV because I like getting the best mileage I can because charging away from home in my particular model can take over an hour. Whenever I drive an gas vehicle I might go 5-10 over, but EV driving has mellowed me out. 9 times out of 10 we are not brake checking you, our brakes produce battery power and will automatically engage going down a hill or slowing in order to regenerate power. This especially applies to models that use one pedal driving like Chevy Bolts. I've noticed a lot of road rage since purchasing an EV because of the conservative driving and the brake lights, so I just wanted to spread some knowledge to anyone unfamiliar with EV, PHEV, or Hybrid vehicle operation.

So you still leave the auto function on even though you’re flashing people? I had an ex with the auto high beams in their car and she thought it was funny that it’d randomly blind people and didn’t give a shit.

My #1 complaint in VT is people cutting left turns at intersections, I am amazed my left headlight is still intact considering how many times I've almost been clipped by people who don't know how to make a proper left turn.

I firmly believe that the majority of the people on the road (60-65%) are simply, and completely oblivious to their surroundings. Just not paying any attention. This applies to old people, young people, tourists from out of state, and long-time residents. They often drive in an unpredictable manner, inconsistent with the weather and road conditions, and don't even realize they are creating a hazard or an inconvenience to others. Things of that nature include, but are not limited to:

• Not stopping for STOP signs
• Not using turn signals
• Clearly texting or otherwise tapping on their phone
• Pulling all the way to the right side of a lane, when turning left
• Driving below the speed limit when the road is clear and dry
• Oscillating speed up and down by at least 5 MPH
• Randomly pulling out in front of traffic, or merging onto a highway, then lazily accelerating as if without a care in the world

It sure can be dangerous and infuriating, not just for people who prefer to be driving 10 MPH or more above the speed limit, but for "reasonable" drivers too. I define a "reasonable" driver to be someone who drives decisively and predictably, who attempts to anticipate where they need to position their car to perform turns and other maneuvers, who will slow down if road/weather conditions warrant it, and considers 5-6 MPH over the speed limit to be appropriate when the road is clear and dry (30 in a 25 zone, 40 in a 35 zone, 55 in a 50 zone).

Perhaps because they regard that as the safe and intelligent way to behave at that particular time and that particular place instead of automatically doing whatever the signs tell them is proper.

hate when people cant navigate a right hand turn and stop, fucking turn already!

And if you go 30 in a 50 I will run you over at 60

My Jeep has this.

I thought you were supposed to come to a near stop before turning. Is that not right?

My partner says I take turns way too slowly but that's how I've always done it. I don't totally trust anyone on the road so would rather go a little more slowly rather than get t-boned.

The sharp cutoff is one of the worst aspects of the LEDs... Well so are brightness and blue-white blindingness... They are just all-round terrible!

But the sharp cut-off provides a flashing effect whenever a car hits a bump, and if there is enough chromatic aberration in the lense the cut-off includes red and blue bands, so they even flash like emergency vehicles.

IIRC only one specific model had a recall. There was a flaw in the housing design.

I don't know what model truck you drive, but I recently picked up a 2019 F-150 and had to aim the lights down because I was getting flashed. Aiming the lights on this truck is very easy. Only requires a screw driver. Hardest part was finding a flat spot to park with a wall.

Nothing wrong with that! Fishing with friends is wonderful