night driving difficulties

cyclonebri1

Sorry but I do have to come back to this.



If you have difficulties in driving at night then..............................

Don't,


I do not want to meet you when, by your own addmission, " you cannot see the road in front of you"

I'll get me coat, unless the op has run has run over it, :wall:

piratefairy

Strider590 wrote: »

"Because the MOT isn't due yet".....

That is literally the attitude people take :mad:

That I think is one of my most frequest motoring frustrations.
Is there a penalty for driving iwthout fully functioning headlights?!

puddy

at night, yes, although im sure i read somewhere that actually we are only required to use side lights, im sure that cant be right but i remember reading it somewhere.

im one of the irritating people who use their lights all the time. i got the idea from a holiday in sardinia where lights are to be on the cars all the time (and obviously its very sunny most of the year). it makes my car a lot more visible

exup

puddy wrote: »

at night, yes, although im sure i read somewhere that actually we are only required to use side lights, im sure that cant be right but i remember reading it somewhere.

im one of the irritating people who use their lights all the time. i got the idea from a holiday in sardinia where lights are to be on the cars all the time (and obviously its very sunny most of the year). it makes my car a lot more visible

you are not required to use headlights when in a built up area (where there are street lights less than - I think - 100 metres apart) although you should have sidelights on (or running lights) you must not use main beam in a built up area.
Although I think the law is a little strange when it allows cars to drive at night with only their sidelights on, but all new motorcycles are required to have their headlights permanently wired ON which means you have to have them on during the day. (people misconception that headlights will get you seen on a motorbike - digress).

Anyway there are certain things you can do that can help your driving at night. yes it may be down to bad eyesight, which means you need to get it checked, but there could also be other factors ssch as inexperience and vehicle prepartation that may be causing an issue.

tomstickland

joyfull wrote: »

I have to drive 2-3 times a week at night and don't enjoy it one bit. I'm troubled in particular by the glare of oncoming headlights.

Yes, it's a major hassle, especially with selfishly bright lights.
Best technique is to look hard at the left hand side of the road. Trace the line of the verge. Sometimes I have to work on the principle that the road can't have moved since I could last see it and there will be a few seconds when I can't see as much as I'd like.

tomstickland

Strider590 wrote: »

First people moaned about xenon bulbs 10 years ago, now they moan about HID headlights.
Yes i've seen some badly fitted after market HID's, but most have been perfectly acceptable.

Personally I think people just don't like having something inferior to the next person and even more so if it requires getting their hands dirty or picking up a screwdriver.

When a Range Rover approach me with the brighest HID lights I had to close my eyes and hope. They were very bright and right at eye level. A real danger in my opinion and nothing to do with light envy.

Strider590

tomstickland wrote: »

When a Range Rover approach me with the brighest HID lights I had to close my eyes and hope. They were very bright and right at eye level. A real danger in my opinion and nothing to do with light envy.

Those would have been fitted as standard and thus immune from the upcoming MOT changes.

mikey72

Strider590 wrote: »

First people moaned about xenon bulbs 10 years ago, now they moan about HID headlights.
Yes i've seen some badly fitted after market HID's, but most have been perfectly acceptable.

Personally I think people just don't like having something inferior to the next person and even more so if it requires getting their hands dirty or picking up a screwdriver.

:rotfl::rotfl:
One of my cars has sealed beam units still, so I guess that's not me then.

Inactive

mikey72 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:
One of my cars has sealed beam units still, so I guess that's not me then.

It's a great shame that they don't all still have them, cheap and simple to change, never dazzled anybody.

cyclonebri1

Yup, you did'nt have to take the wheel of, wheel liner out and even then wrestle at arms length to change one

Carp light output though;)