To think night driving is getting more dangerous

Darwinism at its finest.

I get you want to make a point, but when you might get really hurt doing so, it isn't the best idea.

Ive got anti glare on my glasses. Havent found that its any different to when Im just wearing my contacts

Its the fact that when a light is shining in your eyes, you cannot see anything else in front of you,e verything else is black, why do you think that it used to be used in interrogation. Im not sure any glass coverings would deal with that

I agree. Super fast cars overtaking dangerously. Pedestrians stepping out and usually wearing very dark clothing! People don’t realise how much harder it is to see someone in dark clothes at night.

On the effectiveness of using yellow tinted glasses at night
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I use prescription night driving glasses which are untinted but with an anti-glare coating. They are much more effective that the cheap yellow ones I bought on amazon, which just dim everything. They were binned.

So obviously you don't drive then...

@Willowswood yes sorry

i do think manufacturers should take into account the impact on coming Road users so it’s safer for everyone.

Even read works lights are ridiculously bright and pointing directly at on coming traffic.

And don’t get me started on the appropriately named Bright Circle roundabout where the massive led advertising screen dazzles drivers in a bad way.

it all should be looked at in a holistic way.

Never attempt this at night. But the driver who is ignoring road markings, signs and pedestrians. If drivers aren’t paying attention to basic things like this then they aren’t safe to be driving and it’s stupid to blame a pedestrian for using crossings designed for said use.

Overhead lights being switched off for large parts of the motorway annoys me. Even with lots of cars it's easier to see with them on

Is that reply to me?

If so, then no, my car's lights can't be swapped for non led ones. It's a new BMW SUV and has laser headlights that are specific to the model of car.

Sorry! (And yes I do indicate)

I really hate driving at night so try and avoid it as much as possible. Especially very late at night, since I know of so many drink drive incidents that clearly go on all the time and the people don’t get caught (generally a friends daughter and her partner who are awful and always breaking the law in one way or other).

We had a courtesy car recently with the new headlights and I was amazed at how shit they are compared to our normal old-style headlights. It's as though they emblazon the couple of metres directly in front of the car, but everything outside of that range is in pitch black so it's impossible to see any of the usual hazards. I was very glad to go back to my old banger!

@Princessfluffy It's mentioned near the bottom of the RAC article upthread.

I got some yellow tinted glasses - they also fit over my own specs. Around £7 on Amazon.

Total game changer 👌

If you're stupid enough to step out in front of a moving vehicle then you're not walking safely and represent as big a problem as a speeding car, yet I wonder who would get the blame for crass idiocy?

On my trip to pick up ds from late stay at school tonight (ie in the dark) think I ticked off all of this :

• man dressed entirely in black running out in front of me to cross road on 40 mph stretch. Not on a pedestrian crossing, just literally dodging cars on a four lane stretch of busy London road. I screamed FUCK and managed to slow down in time
• absolutely dazzled by one car’s headlights at traffic lights (thought they were on beam but having read comments on here it might have just been a new car’s led lights )
• while still seeing stars from being dazzled, and suffering palpitations from ninja pedestrian, I then encountered an e scooter zooming up on the inside when I was about to turn left : again dressed head to toe black, no lights
• then just dozens of motorbike delivery drivers who give me grief day and night as I try and avoid killing them

And so being more prone to the brighter lights dazzling.

If you’re aware your lights are too bright then could they be swapped at next change for non led ones?

Agree newer headlights are far too bright. Painfully so.

Add in different driver heights and there’s a problem. Driving on motorways in the dark is challenging.

Feel the same. I hate driving in the dark due to all the issues mentioned. I can WFH, but when I go in to work, I always leave at 4pm so I don’t have to drive in the dark. I’m lucky I can because I would be terrified otherwise. I’m not a particularly confident driver anyway…

Usual stupid, smug response. It's a pathetic statement 'just drive slower', short of driving a 0 mph there will always be a danger for all road users, are we telling cyclists to travel at 0mph for everyone's safety and pedestrians to walk at 0 mph? Driving home last night, very dark a pedestrian walking on the correct side of the unpavemented road, started waving her arm at me, pointing to the opposite side of the narrow road, both she and I were clearly visible and I was driving at well under the limit.

Where is the petition?

Not in the dark wearing all dark colours/no lights though surely?

with the best will in the world drivers can only see so far ahead in the dark!

Its not just SUVs, all cars with lights like this dazzle and blind me

Fortunately we no longer have those rental scooters in my city. It feels so much safer. They terrified me, as the riders were always in black.,

Whats funny?

Why is it so hilarious to drive a perfectly normal, low fuel consumption, big enough to carry everyone you need to, environmentally friendly, simple to find a parking space for car? Do you rely on the perceived status of your vehicle for your self esteem? Have a look at yourself if so.