Toddman....that is somewhat true regarding the lifted trucks...BUT...not sure you have noticed in the last year or so that the low beams on 80% of the trucks, SUV's and cars have gotten WAY brighter in the low beam position. It's like 5 out of 10 cars coming at me now that are literally blinding. I do get flashed in my stock height F-250 and in my Mav occasionally. There have been several articles written on this trend...most recently in Car and Driver. Again...it is NOT just lifted trucks that failed to re-adjust.
If only Florida still had vehicle inspections! I don't know when they got rid of them, but I've been here since 1990 and they haven't had them. You should see what's out on the roads. Many years ago I got a new car and it was obvious the headlights weren't aligned properly. The dealership had no equipment for aligning them properly!
Texas relaxed its vehicle SAFETY inspection requirements recently. It doesn't benefit anyone in the metro areas, since most of us still have to pay a fee and have emissions testing done once a year anyway. The major difference is that for a lot of the state, bald-tired, busted-light, unintentionally-coal-rolling hoopties are totally fine as long as they don't get caught.
I’ve been flashed a couple of times and I don’t use the auto highbeams. I’ve been flashed solely because the lights are too bright from the factory.Texas relaxed its vehicle SAFETY inspection requirements recently. It doesn't benefit anyone in the metro areas, since most of us still have to pay a fee and have emissions testing done once a year anyway. The major difference is that for a lot of the state, bald-tired, busted-light, unintentionally-coal-rolling hoopties are totally fine as long as they don't get caught.
Anyway, I don't know if this thread was intended as a question, or a rant - but I think the Maverick's headlights are fine. I've never been "flashed," but I also don't mess around with the auto high beams. If anything, I find the high beams useless. YMMV.
I remember well when Florida had safety inspections. I was stationed there with the Air Force in the late '70's and thought it was a better system than those I had previously experienced. Did not allow the local mechanic to gouge you for unneeded repairs or replacements nor allow his "good ol' boy" bias to let you slide by. It was run by the state at designated locations and even had systems you drove on and braked to check the brakes. Only big drawback was the time it took out of your day, I seem to remember having to allow for a half a day from work. Was usually completed with 1-2 hours including the wait in line IIRC. I'm really glad most of those inspections have gone away, but would like to see more enforcement of the requirements and maybe even spot checks instead.
Correction: you were flashed solely because someone else thought the lights were too bright from the factory, and they were wrong.
