Blinded by the lights - night time driving

I use anti glare night driving glasses for this reason

Still worth getting an eyesight check just in case if this becomes a problem. OP is going to get tinted contacts

LED lights and more SUVs so the lights are at eye level if you're not in one. Hate driving at night.

I have regular checkups and new glasses very couple of years. My current pair are a few months old. It's not an eyesight issue.

I've stopped driving at night because of this, I don't feel safe 🙁 I have an astigmatism, but my corrected vision with contacts is 20 20. Wearing my glasses makes it worse. I have some of those yellow tinted glasses in the glove compartment, I might see if that helps, I'm not sure I noticed that much of a difference when I bought them. I drive a hatchback, and every other bloody car is way higher than mine. Definitely needs to be some sort of regulation.

I hate driving at night for this very reason. Car headlights are definitely brighter these days.

They are very strict on lights in France.

I can't understand why this hasn't been noticed, it's so dangerous we have so many high suv with blinding lights.

The lights on my DH's car are ridiculously bright. It's so bad that when the high beams are on, the reflection from road signs dazzles me.

Yep… A
I also hate it when people flash thank you as it blinds me

I have stigmatism and without my glasses it's awful! Even with my glasses I struggle until I get my prescription updated. Maybe get an eye test to rule out stigmatism :)

Go to the optician. I thought this and had developed cataracts.

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I think it's led lights plus drivers not knowing how to adjust the tilt.

this - I recently got a new car and it needed adjustment to point down.... I drove for a few days before realising, esp if you mainly drive during the day time.

i think it’s mainly A. I avoid driving at night if I can. And if it’s raining, it’s worse. I’ve got a pair of the yellow anti glare glasses from Amazon for £6.99. Whilst they don’t 100% solve the problem, they have helped.

Yes! It makes me so angry when cars come up behind me with their fog lamps on!

Definitely A
Some of these lights are totally dazzling, especially the SUVs. They are usually set too high. And having three sets of lights on the front of a car in normal driving conditions is daft. Some of them have a violet tinge, which is a bit like an emergency blue light from a distance and it's quite distracting.

I must admit that my windscreen exacerbates the situation, being scratched and having minor chips, but I'm planning on replacement soon.

Is there no legislation on light dazzle?

Thank you for this thread OP. I thought it was just me. Astigmatism plus being a tiny bit older (!).
I now avoid driving lane distance at night if I can.
I will get eyes checked and try the yellow lenses too.
Also when I drove home in the dark in my small car - I find huge 4x4s sit behind me and I am completely flooded with glare and all my mirrors are reflecting it as well. I frequently pull over.
Do these drivers have any idea what they are doing? I get the impression that some drivers in massive cars think I shouldn't be in their way or even allowed on the road at all

Definitely A. I keep seeing cars with three sets of lights on recently. I don't even know how to do that! Unless they're driving with their fogs on?

I absolutely hate how bright some headlights are, they're completely dazzling. And SUVs are the worst because their lights are so much higher.

The route to visit MIL involves a fair amount of driving on narrow, unlit country lanes, with no pavement. It's terrifying when you're suddenly blinded.

I've even had problems from cars behind me, when they hit a bump the blindng headlights catch the mirror and it's as though a camera flash has suddenly gone off inside the car.

It really puts me off driving at night. I've been meaning to get some yellow-tinted clip-ons to go over my glasses, I must get round to it.

I'm 'fortunate' in that I have light sensitivity as a major migraine trigger.

I say fortunate because many years ago I invested in some Theraspecs which use the FL-41 tint. The indoor version of these eliminate all the blue light from LED lights.

Prior to getting these, I would be literally crying by the time I got home from work on a dark night - between the brake lights in front in traffic jams, the lights from SUVs in my rear view mirror and any oncoming vehicle with LEDs.

If you can afford them, Theraspecs (indoor version) are the answer. When I bought mine, more than a decade ago, I had to get them from the US. I think some outlets do them in the UK now.

My optician had never heard of FL-41, nor had his laboratory colleagues. He remembers me year on year as Mrs FL-41!!

It's A, I've noticed it walking around at night - so not even in a car.

Go and get your eyesight checked OP. The same thing happened to me when I became long-sighted

Definitely A. I know the lights on my new (second hand) car are far too bright, but I can't even dip them as there is no button to adjust. It's been going on for a while though. I'm surprised we don't yet have new laws regarding maximum brightness

It's A. Definitely.

It's a real issue for me and as a result I now avoid driving after dark. I hate it. It's so dangerous.

My glasses prescription is up to date and checked regularly. I've had anti-glare coatings on my lenses before but it didn't make as much difference as I had hoped.

I think that whatever legislation there is governing brightness of vehicle headlights seriously needs to be reviewed.

It's awful- I drive 2 cars but both are low slung 'hatchbacks'- it is always SUVs that cause a problem. The lights are so bright but the position of them is the main thing. Do not drive in the dark now (lucky - live in a city with tons of taxis/buses and don't go out much at night anyhow!) The odd time I have driven I have felt unsafe so stopped.