To think night driving is getting more dangerous

Idiots in dark clothing are my pet peeve as a driver. Pedestrians and cyclists do not do well versus cars. Why put yourself at risk by making yourself as invisible as possible?

We have a horse and it's an expected that horse and rider have at least 3 pieces of high viz she riding on the roads. A horse and rider is already significantly more visible than a bike. Why are standards not the same. The argument that you shouldn't have to wear it because drivers should be vigilant doesn't help when you're dead. I have dc and horse kitted up so brightly you'd see them from space!

same in my town, even on a new roundabout, dark and raining heavy the lines were nowhere to be seen just a very shiny black road, talk about take your life in to your own hands on the multi lane roundabout, terrible!

You're not wrong OP
Some headlights are so bright they look like full beams.

This! I only have to go into to the office once a week, but when I do I absolutely dread the drive home in the dark. I've recently started taking the longer route home to avoid motorways. I do think this is mainly down to bad weather, heightened feelings of anxiety and poor eyesight (recently got some glasses) but headlights are definitely too bright! It also irritates me when cars park on the roadside and leave their damn headlights on. Happens a lot down the narrow road outside DD school when parents are picking up from a club at night. It's already very stressful (lots of traffic on an unlit narrow road) but when you have to work out if you have to give way to the car in front thats blinding you (making it look like its travelling toward you) or if its just a parked car, its makes it 10000 % more stressful. Also, has anyone noticed that street lights seem to be dimmer than ever before? Or in some cases, just completely switched off?

Not RTFT

Headlights are far too bright - I have astigmatism & it's a nightmare.
I also think so many cars are higher up now too.

I think there's a campaign to lower them? Radio 5 were talking about it a few days ago

Yes and adults/teens cycling in black, no helmets and no bike lights/high vis etc round my way, nightmare 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

I drive slowly. I am still totally dazzled by cyclists with head helmets sometimes. It is stupid to drive toward a killing machine rendering the driver blind!

I'm some European countries it is a must to wear reflective elements with your clothing, has to visible with headlights from the distance. I have had near misses with teenagers all dressed in black.

I use yellow glasses from Amazon which does help with the bright headlights issue.

We've got ninjas on electric motor bikes, kids on electric scooters, people dressed usually in dark colours just randomly crossing the road and then on the a local dual carriage another idiot has just been sent down for 150mph driving while recording themselves doing it. Mind you at least the give the police the evidence.

Yes, I got some recently, makes driving at night bearable again.

i hate the led headlights go right through me-i also dont understand people dressed in black at night walking along roads-do they think we're superman or something i can barely see them

I had trouble with one of those this week. The cyclist was riding on the pavement on my side of the road and the helmet light was shining right into my eyes.

This evening I had trouble with a pedestrian who was walking towards me on a narrow road. There were a couple of cars parked on my side of the road so I was going to have to drive on the right to get past them. There were no other cars on the road but I could see the pedestrian coming, so stopped and waited to let him pass before moving over onto the right. He then stood right opposite one of the cars and waited for me. I tried to gesticulate for him to continue walking but he didn't, so I inched past very slowly past the parked car on my left while he stood on the bank on the right hand side of the road, pressing himself into the hedge.

All could have been avoided if he had been on the other side of the road where there is perfectly good pavement!

More generally, yes many cars these days have headlights that are far too bright. I have anti-glare coating on my glasses which helps, but even so I have problems with oncoming traffic.

Manufacturers are the problem. They are the ones that should be held accountable. Government should legislate and keep up with tech.

And therefore might actually knock you down and kill you. Please take care, it doesn't matter that you were right if you don't live to tell the tale

Maybe buy a car that's less of a nusiance/danger to all other road users next time?

If multiple people are flashing you, then you are the problem.

Yes, yellow tinted glasses really help, and also in the bright sunshine. Got them on Amazon.

I'm a confident driver, but I've started to avoid driving at night now (around towns at least) The headlights are just too bright! We're asking for a lot from our eyes, to adapt so quickly from dazzling brightness to dark objects/pedestrians every couple of seconds. I'll be glad when the lighter nights are here!

I really really wanted yellow tinted glasses to help with this. Pleased some of you find them helpful but they don't make it any better for me.

Oh and every fifth car seems to have their fog lights on too. Although it's so many cars I'm now thinking is it just the design of their lights. One car this eve had 3 sets of lights on. Blinding. 😱

@Carnewb

So I just drive along allowing people to think I've got main beam on? I don't think so! Some people flash once, then flash again! It's dazzling for me aswell when people do that.

The more they realise bright led's are not main beam, the better.

Another who thought it was just me.

RAC desperately need the help of somebody who understands PR in order to get that petition seen in front of more people, thankfully to the person who posted the actual link, I scrolled up and down that article and read the whole thing twice and gave up trying to find the link!

If you know your headlights are very bright and dazzling other drivers, and that's why they're flashing you, thinking you have full beam on, why would you make that worse by flashing them back?!
Fair enough you didn't put the lights or bulbs in but you're deliberately making the situation worse by flashing back.

Perfect answer. I drive one of those mentioned and get sick of the arrogant cunts who either assume I'm about 80 or just stupid and must be a saddo because I don't want a wankmobile.

They pull out in front of me, drive dangerously around me, and generally think they own the roads.

Cars get people from a to b. I don't give a fuck about your twatty '23 plate' tank. Just makes me assume you have no individuality.

Oh and my car cost the price of one of those tyres and has been going strong for 23 years 😄.

Ah, that feels better.