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fdpaq0580 02-01-2025 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2406048)
Off road light bars can not be properly aligned cause they shine all over. You would actually have to point them to ground to not shine ahead.

What a great idea! Aim them at the road! Genius!

fdpaq0580 02-01-2025 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mraines (Post 2406117)
Like people actually do that?

A few. Yes. You're welcome.

DonH57 02-01-2025 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nordic tug (Post 2406012)
For those who have added these super bright add on lights to the front of your golf cart your a public safety hazard by blinding on coming traffic. If it hasn’t already happened these blinding lights are going to cause a serious accident possibly a head on accident. Save those lights for when you go into the wilderness, totally unnecessary for a cart driving at 20 - 25 MPH

They are not properly aimed because the driver's vision is so poor they still wouldn't be able to see if they were properly positioned.

Topspinmo 02-01-2025 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2406120)
A few. Yes. You're welcome.


Only ones that got automatic dimming :wave:

Topspinmo 02-01-2025 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2406118)
What a great idea! Aim them at the road! Genius!


By law on streets/roads they are supposed to be covered :22yikes:

Rwirish 02-02-2025 06:07 AM

These lights are blinding and should be banned. An accident ready to happen.

banjobob 02-02-2025 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nordic tug (Post 2406012)
For those who have added these super bright add on lights to the front of your golf cart your a public safety hazard by blinding on coming traffic. If it hasn’t already happened these blinding lights are going to cause a serious accident possibly a head on accident. Save those lights for when you go into the wilderness, totally unnecessary for a cart driving at 20 - 25 MPH

I agree the bright LEDs on golf carts are a problem, but as all of us age glare becomes a bigger problem at night. I have always thought that a white line with reflective paint on the shoulders of the cart lanes would be a safe and beneficial addition when bright on coming lights affect your safety, diverting your vision to a reflective edge would make a much safer alternative.

La lamy 02-02-2025 06:45 AM

Agreed about LEDs. Blinding, making it such a hazard at night. When I'm stopped at a red light and I have those LEDs blinding me from behind, I turn my mirror to shine the lights back on them. Hopefully they get the feel for what they do to others.

USOTR 02-02-2025 06:51 AM

Speeding
 
For all of you mentioning 25-30 MPH.. It was my understanding The Villages Kart speed limit is 20 MPH. Who enforces this?

Rzepecki 02-02-2025 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mraines (Post 2406117)
Like people actually do that?

It’s an automatic function on newer vehicles.

MandoMan 02-02-2025 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by nordic tug (Post 2406012)
For those who have added these super bright add on lights to the front of your golf cart your a public safety hazard by blinding on coming traffic. If it hasn’t already happened these blinding lights are going to cause a serious accident possibly a head on accident. Save those lights for when you go into the wilderness, totally unnecessary for a cart driving at 20 - 25 MPH

On the other hand, those lights make it so much easier for the cart driver to see. They also make it much easier for cars to see carts at intersections. Nearly all golf cart driving here happens during the daylight hours, so night drivers seldom face oncoming carts—most of the carts on the paths at night are heading home from the town squares. As for the strings of LED lights along the sides, they help so much with visibility that I’d recommend them to anyone buying a new cart as a safety feature.

I’ve complained for decades about SUVs and trucks with headlights that are a foot or more higher than car headlights and blind car drivers. It hasn’t led to a change.

Ignatz 02-02-2025 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rzepecki (Post 2406325)
It’s an automatic function on newer vehicles.

We shut it off on our vehicle because it's not really accurate and more of a hassle than help. It's turned the high beams on with vehicles approaching many times. Then I get high beams flashed back at me.

Emkay56 02-02-2025 08:03 AM

If there was a way to turn it off, without turning off the regular headlights, we would. If they would have installed the light switch so the first click would turn on regular lights and the second click would turn on that bright light, it would solve the issue. We've tried angling it down so it's not so bright at oncoming traffic. Not sure what else we can do.

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Originally Posted by nordic tug (Post 2406012)
For those who have added these super bright add on lights to the front of your golf cart your a public safety hazard by blinding on coming traffic. If it hasn’t already happened these blinding lights are going to cause a serious accident possibly a head on accident. Save those lights for when you go into the wilderness, totally unnecessary for a cart driving at 20 - 25 MPH


CybrSage 02-02-2025 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 2406048)
Off road light bars can not be properly aligned cause they shine all over. You would actually have to point them to ground to not shine ahead.

Not true, they shine in the direction they are pointed. Even you admit it by contradicting yourself and saying they are direction (point at the ground).

grumpy@turton.us 02-02-2025 08:18 AM

Only intended for off road use.
 
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2406046)
The problem isn’t necessarily the lights, it’s that they aren’t correctly aligned. That being said, they are only necessary on older carts that don’t have the new technology LED headlights.

These light bars are for off road use and not intended for anything on streets.


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