(01-09-2018, 09:09 PM)PF* Wrote: My '87 T-Bird had automatic dimmers too. The problem with them was 2 fold-
  - on a curve, the sensor would not pick up the oncoming vehicle until it came around the turn and engaged the headlights
  - when you approached a car from behind, the headlights would not dim as there was nothing to trip the sensor, you had to remember to flick them down so you wouldn't blind the guy

Make it 3 problems- a lot of lights on roadsides would trip the sensor, like a security light on a house or a bright streetlight. They were great in rural areas only.

Too much automation isn't good for drivers anyhow. It's hard enough as it is to keep many drivers off of their phones and actually driving. The more you take away, the worse it gets.

It brings me back to my days at United Airlines Operations, where pilots routinely would turn away aircraft with the autopilot deferred (not working). I thought these guys knew how to fly airplanes, not just put the landing gear up and turn on the autopilot. It used to drive me nuts, and resulted in far too many unnecessary delays of flights.

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