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I heard in Germany when a vehicle is being inspected (yearly?) the headlights' angles are checked to not be beaming into oncoming traffic. Feels like useful regulation to include in every country.

I have blue eyes, it hurts to drive at night.

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I have brown eyes, still hurts to drive at night. Canadian situation is just as bad as our neighbours down south. Now I long for the days of being blinded by yellow headlamps again.

Unfortunately the first TUV inspection is three years after initial registration. In Spain it’s four years. Plenty of time to blind people.

I very much hope newly-produced cars in Germany must obey the TÜV regulations from the start. Imported cars also must immediately undergo certification.

Fun fact: some Italian cars have the left light pointing somewhat lower to avoid blinding incoming drivers, and the right one higher to see further along the road margin. The TÜV did not like this, so I had to adjust my lights to be symmetrical when I moved to Germany.

They are not symmetrical, the joint light field is rising towards the right for exactly this reason. However, this is always accounted for in the headlights themselves. There's no need to "misalign" them manually. ;)

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