Eastern MA has an incredibly high density of whitetail. 30-50 per sq mi compared to 10-20 in central & western MA. Higher density in eastern MA than upstate NY and northern ME. Eastern MA has some of the highest density of deer in New England and doesn’t get significantly higher westward until about Michigan.

We dont penalize anything that is a passive offense, here.

You run a red light at 15mph under the speed limit, 15 seconds after it turned red? Passive offense...non-issue.

You merge onto a free-flowing middle-of-day highway in a 65mph zone, at 22mph? Passive offense, non-issue.

You come to a complete stop in the right lane because you missed your exit? Passive offense, non-issue.

You stop in a rotary to be a "nice guy" and let multiple cars enter, thus causing gridlock behind you? Passive offense, non-issue.

Anything that falls under the, "Oopsies" category goes unpunished because it is, "an accident". We simply do not punish drivers who are involved in incidents like these.

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Trains, on the other hand

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This is why I love driving a SUV with LED headlights...everyone who has their high beams on gets blasted by my highbeams until they turn theirs off.

Sometimes you can tell they'll try to flash their highbeams at me because mine are intentionally on...only to then realize that they're the issue. 😅

>or don't turn their headlights on at all

See this so often it barely registers now, but Monday(?) night I saw a cop doing it and that really got my attention.

The automatic headlights thing is the issue.

Before, you always had to manually turn your headlights on. So if it was dark or raining, you naturally did it.

Nowadays, with automatic headlights, people forget. If there lights are set to "off", and it gets dark out, they dont even think to turn them on (until they hit a dark stretch of highway and panic brake/swerve before turning their lights on).

Wish we just had adaptive headlights like Europe. We’re stuck in the past.

Your original statement is wrong then. Complaining about people using them incorrectly or illegally is fine, but blanket statements aren't useful.

There are also people who get aftermarket lights for their cars but don't adjust the aim correctly so it has the same effect as brights on 24/7 when from the driver's seat they think it is just normal headlights. This is exponentially more likely in cars that have been modded with fancy rims, a spoiler, soda can muffler or anything associated with drifting.

You absolutely do, there’s a fuck ton of deer and lots of roads with no streets lights

I'd argue it's not LED lights, but dealers taking advantage of gullible people, or people not knowing any better.

I have ridiculously bright headlights, but I have my lights pointed down. I forget where I read that the beam must fall 2.5" over 20', but on the highway, I can see new Corollas with their low beam pattern aimed up several degrees. I can already imagine a scummy salesman claiming "Look how bright our headlights are! Better visibility for your safety!”

Of course, there are trucks with their headlight lenses a whole 5 feet off the ground. Screw them, because even with properly aimed headlight beams, my rearview mirror is still in the path, so my entire cabin looks like it's daytime...

Yeah but it is a lot easier than replacing a broken bulb

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Big one I have noticed recently is blinding yellow fog lights on all the time.

Honestly. When I needed to use high beams more at night I just needed my prescription strengthened

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I think what op means is major highways but shit even rt 1 can be dark as fuck after midnight.

I live just inside 495 and they are a requirement at night. Pitch black with no street lights or sidewalks

I was just going to say that the 495 loop has a fair amount of pretty rural areas. Lots of farms too.

Yeah, definitely fishing for DUIs.

Ok, tangental, but related question. The city replaced the street lights out in front of my place with these superbright LED lights and they are crazy bright. Like I don't need to turn on lights in my house anymore bright. Does anyone know who to reach out to to change the street light to a bulb with less lumens than the sun? Has anyone else experienced this? It's like being in front of someone with those insane blue headlights but... on my couch or making dinner or trying to sleep.

Sort of, I got pulled over for it last Thanksgiving.

Was heading home on Rt2 in Concord and didn't dim my lights for a cop car coming the other way. He didn't cite me, give me a warning or anything, didn't even want my registration after I asked him if he needed it. He checked my DL, told me why he pulled me over and that was it.

In all honesty I think the main reason he pulled me over was as an excuse for fishing for drunk drivers on a holiday.

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