"Arif Khokar" > wrote in message
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> On 4/7/2013 7:51 PM, Steve B wrote:
>> Lately, I have been seeing blue headlights that, to me, are bordering on
>> blinding. Are these factory or after market?
>
> If they have blue coating on the bulbs, then they're most likely
> aftermarket. If you're referring to HIDs, then they're most likely
> factory installed. The HID installations that are blinding are the ones
> where idiots install HID bulbs in place of the halogen ones.
>
>> Have there been any
>> incidents, or states making laws dealing with these?
>
> Most states have laws on the books dealing with aftermarket lights. I
> don't see much in terms of enforcement since they're too busy running
> speed traps on underposted sections of limited access highways.
>
>> Are there limitations
>> in some states to the intensities of light? I imagine there would, just
>> as
>> there is with low and high beam.
>
> These are detailed in FMVSS 108 on the federal level.
>
>> I have never ridden in or driven a car that had the blue lights. Is
>> there a
>> noticeable difference or improvement in lighting, or is it just a "LOOK
>> AT
>> ME EVERYONE" thing?
>
> HIDs are generally better. The blue coated lights are worse since they
> actually reduce visible light output.
>
>> And what's up with the dweebs who drive 24/7, even in daylight, with
>> their
>> foglights on? Some of them are as bright as high beam when all four
>> lights
>> are put on.
>
> Because most drivers are too stupid to figure out that fog lights are
> supposed to be used when driving at low speed in foggy conditions to help
> better see the road in front of you. If fog lights are shining into
> oncoming traffic, then they don't serve their stated purpose at all (since
> using them in fog would result in backdazzle from the lights reflecting
> off the fog itself).

Please define HID. I am not familiar with the term.

Steve