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low beam

noun

  1. an automobile headlight beam providing short-range illumination of a road and intended chiefly for use in driving on the streets of cities, towns, etc.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of low beam1

First recorded in 1945–50
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A.D.B. headlights have been available in virtually every country except the United States, where separate high and low beams have been the required standard.

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The company’s study found that driver stress levels, as measured by heart rate variability, declined by 36 percent when A.D.B. systems were used instead of standard low beams.

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Smart headlights would adjust a high intensity light to oncoming traffic, so drivers don’t have to toggle between high and low beams.

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David Aylor, the manager of active safety testing at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said technology known as high-beam assist automatically switches high beams to low beams when it senses an oncoming car.

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Rather than simple high and low beams, sensors detect oncoming traffic and shade those vehicles from the incredibly bright LED units while illuminating the road ahead at full power.

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