Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Without reading the article (paywall), I think that insufficient dimming of modern infotainment screens is at least partly to blame. I remember as far back as 10-12 years ago, seeing completely dark cabins, save for the driver's face, nearly fully illuminated by their GPS or infotainment screen. Now, since plug-in GPS systems are largely a thing of the past, they've been replaced by phones. And people place their mounts right in front of their faces, which messes with their night vision and their eyeline.

That's why 5-10% of cars driving in traffic at night have their high beams on. The rest have sharply cutoff HIDs that do not adjust for the incline of the road. Idiots. I'm surrounded by idiots.

[Morris Minor]

"Sir, by driving with your lights off, you ran over & killed a four-year-old."

"My digital instrument panel was on, therefore my lights were on too."