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  March 2, 2011 9:35 p.m. minivanman New Reader

  Do you dim your high beams to on-coming traffic while driving at night on rural interstates - the ones with the wide grassy medians between opposing traffic lanes? Do you flick your high beams at drivers in on-coming traffic who don't dim their lights to you? If so, is it because their lights create a glare for you , because they're 'supposed to', or because they are 'disrespecting you' by not, or (?)? Just wondering what the accepted practice is on interstates...

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  March 2, 2011 11:50 p.m. lasttr New Reader

  It depends on how wide the median is, but I often leave mine on bright unless there is a curve that puts my lights directly in the face of the oncoming drivers, or unless an oncoming driver flashes their high beams. I don't find "normal" highbeams too bad with a wide median, but some of the newer lights can be blinding. I still drive with old-fashioned sealed beams. I have to confess that I have no idea what the law is.

  Ken

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  March 3, 2011 7:40 a.m. ggarrard Reader

  I dim my high beams for oncoming traffic, although if the center median is wider I sometimes will not.
  

  My daily driver has HID lights, and my Zs have H4 replacement lights, so I try to be conscious of that fact...

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  March 3, 2011 12:01 p.m. Tom Heath Web Manager

  I try hard to be aware of other drivers, and almost always dip my lights to avoid blinding oncoming traffic whether there's a median or not.

  It's probably worth mentioning that properly aimed lights make a huge difference both for you and the oncoming traffic. I find that I have to adjust my Miata's lights regularly but my Benz stays dead on.

  I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2...

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  March 26, 2011 9:53 a.m. Rupert New Reader

  Tom Heath wrote: I try hard to be aware of other drivers, and almost always dip my lights to avoid blinding oncoming traffic whether there's a median or not. It's probably worth mentioning that properly aimed lights make a huge difference both for you and the oncoming traffic. I find that I have to adjust my Miata's lights regularly but my Benz stays dead on.

  Let me guess. You have a NA. Just one of the reasons I've never liked flip up headlights on any car. My X-19, and several other flip up light cars such as Corvettes share this problem. This a big reason why I didn't buy my first Miata till the NB came out.

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