Using high beams on a divided highway?

Yeah, each ones different. I seen some cars with two screws from up top.

 

Backing and rechecking the lights is okay, as long as the vehicle remains perpendicular to the wall or fence and the ground between is completely level... if you're backing down a driveway into a cambered road with a high crown, you may actually be making things worse. I usually put the front end of any big truck about 6-8 feet off a wall, so the primary beam from each headlight is well-defined. That 5-15 foot range mentioned earlier applies to all trucks and four-wheelers, including those with modified or aftermarket lights. Good to see some other drivers are concerned with this issue, as it an easy fix and really goes far in terms of road courtesy, not only to oncoming traffic but to those you overtake as well... don't know about you, but I heartily dislike bright lights in my mirror as another truck passes me, although it's usually the other way around, passing-wise, I mean.

 

Not just on curves, it will bother other drivers even on straight sections. It's a lot more annoying than you realize that it is.

 

10-4........

 

With all due respect...
most of us figure if your too stupid to realize you have your brights on then you are for sure too stupid to understand what it means when on coming traffic flashes theirs at you..

 

High beams ON ANY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY is uncalled for
Folks need eye exams,I tell yah . . . . .

 

If you can see tail lights or oncoming headlights - turn off the high beams.
Simple. No 500 or 1000 foot rule - if you see other traffic, go to low beams!!!

Or, haven't you ever cursed another driver because they had their high beams on you - even though you were on a divided highway and 500 feet away? Even a mile away (over 10 times farther), oncoming high beams can disrupt your night vision.

 

That's the way I think Moose. I'm half blind and still see good with low beams. The only time I use them is in an isolated curvy place I'm not use to. If I see a glow approaching a crest, I'll dim them before he tops it. It's called courtesy.

 

Of course if your truck has sealed beam lights (2 low beam units 2 high beam units), you have to put them in right side up. Was slip-seating on a job several years back, and my partner installed a new low beam unit at the end of his shift. I was running nights, and after I pulled on to the freeway, out of the city noticed that one beam was great for spotting low flying aircraft. Sure enough, the light was installed upside down, easy mistake. I just had my headlights adjusted on my 2008 ProStar - my mechanic has a digital machine that he uses to align the lights to exact specs.