It’s a fact that car headlights are getting brighter. The motor industry is continually boasting about how it has improved lighting performance, to keep drivers safe. Meanwhile, eye specialists say the downside is that this actually impairs the vision of ...
8. Test your headlights. Shorter days in winter lead to more driving in the dark. Before Daylight Savings Time ends, check that your car’s exterior and interior lights and headlights work and are properly aimed. If headlights seem to be less powerful than they used to be, clean them. Us...
There’s a huge range of brightness in bike lights. Some are basically a pen light with a mounting band while others put out more light than a nice car. Brightness is measured in lumens, the higher the number the brighter the light. Testing methods aren’t consistent, so it’s hard to...
Headlights are most commonly attached to a helmet or the handlebar. Liu recommends a headlight with 300 to 400 lumens. She personally likes the Bontrager ion 350, about $60. Another favorite: Light & Motion’s Urban 350, which runs about $50. Both are USB rechargeable. “While visibility i...