American problems require American solutions
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2025
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I wish the problem was only in 'murica, I have to deal with that constantly down in Bruhzil
I always wanted a programmable sign that could display messages to asshats behind me
I’ve wanted a polite version with thank you and stuff on it but apparently they don’t want any lighting that isn’t described in the drivers manual, essentially.
So new idea: circular laminated paper driven by a motor. Or that individual one flap per letter design.
My dad had a college friend who did this back in the 70s, using all electromechanical components. Relays and solenoids and so forth. Hey, they were engineering students, what do you expect? From what he described it didn't use a drum to display the messages, but rather had an array of six or seven of them that popped up from below, like bread from a toaster. It fit on the platform between the back seat and rear window of his car.
As the story was recounted to me, he did get hassled by the cops for this at one point due to flipping up one of the more expletive laden signboards at an unmarked patrol car. Ultimately they couldn't find anything to nail him for over it, though.
Meanwhile, my brother in law keeps one of these in the door pocket in his truck:
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Best would be a small LED display that could display a preset phrase, like "thank you" or "you're blinding me". The hand is not specific enough, and giving the middle finger will just enrage other drivers.
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I looked into it a while back. You can buy them on AliExpress. Search for "car rear digital sign" or something like that.
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One of the many problems with these massive pickup trucks is that the headlights are so high up that the normal mode is effectively high-beams for anyone who isn't also in a massive pickup truck
At least for SUVs some manufacturers finally realized that you don't need to put the beams at the top of the front, you can have the DRLs there and have the beams at the bottom.
https://www.hyundai-forums.com/attachments/1564158285330-png.440196/
That’s the only redeeming quality of the Cybertruck. Its headlights are low in the bumper area.
Also it makes it easy to identify wannabe fascists.
This is a really good idea, and I'm glad some manufacturers are doing it. It'd be great if Ford could follow suit because the LED high beams in my car blind me every time a retro-reflector is nearby.
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Sometimes I wonder if people know how lights work, and this goes both ways apparently. I have a couple Western Stars and a Peterbilt, and the low beams are aimed to have the same throw as a passenger vehicle that isn't driven by an idiot that can't aim lights. And those trucks sit much, much higher than a pickup.
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I want a car that has a rear windscreen that can turn into a mirror at the push of a button. Really useful for dealing with men with tiny dicks who drive giant trucks
Just use your rear view mirror. Point it directly backwards and there should still be enough light to annoy the hell out of them. I do it regularly on my morning commute and it is very effective.
Their car is taller than mine, can't angle that far up...
Side mirrors friend, just nudge to the side so they can see them and blast away
I want a car that has a rear windscreen
Me too, I've given this a lot of thought. I think you'd need a small computer, a camera and essentially a gimbal to move a mirror. It wouldn't be hard to infer where the drivers eyes are based on how high up the headlights originated, you could even just do a figure eight around where you think the eyes would be.
The real problem is, if they hit you, and the cops look at what you have there, you'll likely be found at fault.
... but this has got to be a failure of state (legislature & enforcement) on both counts, right?
Taxpayers should be more demanding of some pubic servants (like politicians, even judges in some cases/countries).
Maybe bring that French democracy device on the next electrons.
Just ban high-positioned lights (or high vehicles in general), have them mandatory tested every year for alignment, fine folk with incorrect use of high-~~beans~~beams or fog lights. And, you know, something about guns.
pubic servants
Need me one of those amiright?
The problem with American tax payers is that they have been taught that selfishness is the highest virtue, especially when it comes to their cars. You see it with the high beams, and you see it with the ginormous toddler-killing trucks.
Unfortunately those are low beams because the fog lights are on. You probably don't want to see the high beams
New trucks only have high beams and higher beams.
It's not just trucks it's pretty much all new cars
I always find it funny when somebody with blinding headlights is driving towards me and I flash them, only for there to be some barely discernible change in their lights that I soon realize was them flashing me back
not that I could fucking tell a difference
Fog lights and high beams were independent on all cars I've driven, is that not the case in the US?
Nope; factory-installed fog lights turn off with activation of the high beams in the US. Note that we can buy self-installed aftermarket fog lights and drill holes into the dash for the switch, but even then (in the jurisdictions I've lived in) you were supposed to turn them off when using high beams. But nobody does.
It's because seemingly the entire point of fog lights is that you get less reflection back from the fog or falling snow. If you put on the high beams, they lose their point and serve only to further blind oncoming traffic.
I've found that sometimes it's even beneficial to turn off your LOW beams and keep the fogs on.
Oh, I completely agree. I was just stating how it is here in case that's not the same in other countries.
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Sick high-beams, bro. I’m going to slow down to 20 MPH so I can enjoy them longer.
That's how I do.
If you blind me with super high beams, I need to slow down to be safe.
Yeah, driving slow is my solution for just a out anything that someone is doing stupidly on the road. Am I doing it to be petty? Sure. But is it also making the situation safer? Absolutely. So if I can justify my pettiness, you bet I'm going to do it.
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I often think about if I could have any super power that isn't OP, I'd pick the ability to snap my fingers and it'll break those lights.
hmm... What would the legality be of 3D printing fake machine guns that pop out of the brake lights like a James Bond vehicle; as a scare tactic? 🤔
(The guns don't need to be fake for this meme to still work correctly.)
Depending on the country. Could be listed as threats or terroristic threats, even if the guns are fake.
Now a up mirror. That might be interesting
The mirror will still get you fucked for creating hazards I bet, but if it only works when the hazard already exists, morally youre in the clear.
How about not a mirror, but a metal sheet that has a mirror finish like those big tanker trucks that blind everyone when the sun is low enough?
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Self defense is predicated on the "reasonable person" standard. Anyone finding themselves (or another) imperiled by what they reasonably believe to be a machine gun is justified in doing anything they reasonably believe necessary to end the threat.
A good focusing flashlight directed into the side mirror has been pretty helpful for getting these idiots to move on
I used to be really good at reflecting with the rear-view. As long as they were far enough away that I could see their windshield, I could usually land a direct hit. I've had a few instances where I'll see the sombitch slam on their brakes.
I can’t even tell anymore.
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