Comments by "MacIn173" (@MacIn173) on "Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea" video.

@lmaoroflcopter I have never heard of this "recipie" in continental Europe. It is not about "bad US driving schools", that's some sort of UK specific thingie.
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Interestingly enough, some classic cars from 70s used to have "dimmer" block that would make turn and brake signals dimmer when the headlights are on.
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@lmaoroflcopter once again - that's nothing but UK specific, quite perverted rule. Not a common practice. My comment above doesn't state it not being a codified rule, but does address lack of sense in it.
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@lmaoroflcopter "I'm stating the fact that people should be using their handbrake when stationary, that people should not use their foot brake?"" they shouldn't. What people should do is to watch forward not to crash into a car on a red light. Road safety is not a personal thing, it is a collective effort. Idea with a handbrake is pure nonsense, like wearing a racer's helmet in a regular passenger car or having seat belts in a city bus - "what if there's an accident?"
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@kabj06 that's quite interesting, because power difference is just 45/50 - 55/60, not so much. I suspect that shape of reflector plays bigger role.
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@mikeholland1031 exactly the opposite: during night time turn/brake signal that is relatively bright, also blinds others. So you need it to be bright enough to be remarked when the sun shines, but at the night they could be 50% dimmer.
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0:10 - wow, Volga - my favourite brand. That was unexpected one to see in the US video. Ha, 4:31 - Soviet Chaika there, from same manufacturer. And yes, these headlights from 50s and 60s are with replaceable bulbs so one can put in H4 halogens quite easily. 23:00 - sometimes I see black stickers on headlights of cars in Europe that got imported from Japan that cut off this left part that blinds the ongoing traffic. So less light for you, but at least no hazard to others. Probably, they adjust headlights higher as well in this case.
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