night driving difficulties

esmerobbo

Strider590 wrote: »

Do you brake when cars come the other way at night? If so, then you shouldn't be on the roads at night at all.

Can you brake if they are on your side of the road coming at you.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Lum

maninthestreet wrote: »

Please do tet you eyes checked ASAP at an opticians, but you can do a rough and ready check by pacing out 25 yards from a car and then trying to read it's number plate. If you struggle to read it (or can't read it all), then you need glasses. If you have no trouble reading the number plate, you may still want to visit an optician to check whether you have another eye condition that may need correcting.

only 20 unless it's an old-style plate. New style has a smaller font so they dropped it to 20 to compensate.

joyfull

I do not brake when cars come the other way at night. why would I ???

I can easily read a car number plate at 25 yards.

I wear reading glasses and last had my eyes tested a year ago and my eyesight met the required standards for driving in the UK.

I don't appreciate being accused of 'needing a reality check before I crucify someone'.

I do appreciate those of you who shared your thoughts in a polite and respectful way, and thank you for that.

clever_username

joyfull wrote: »

I don't appreciate being accused of 'needing a reality check before I crucify someone'.

You may not appreciate it but in defence of Cyclonebri sometimes you need to be blunt with someone in order to shock them into action.

Tiptoeing around the fact that you urgently need your eyes tested before you are inevitably involved in an accident does neither you nor the person you may hit any favours.

Poor eyesight and driving don't make good bedfellows I'm afraid.

mikey72

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. They seem so bright and I'm unable to sometimes even see the road in front of me. At times I feel unsafe and of course driving slower inevitably attracts the tailgaters.

I plan to get my eyes tested, so putting this aside, do others have this problem and does anyone have any suggestions please?

I drive a small low car and find larger vehicle's lights can shine 'down' on me. Are headlights brighter these days I wonder.

I'd be interested in your thoughts.

Thanks

I thought it was just me.
I just try to keep all the bright lights on the right, and assume if there is a really tight bend someone will have put a sign up.

CaptainKidd

If you go to the opticians then you should ask them about adding anti-glare to any new pairs of glasses you are getting, i have it added and it cut's down a small amount of the glare of night driving, not as much as i was expecting but still every bit helps.

poet123

I have always had issues with night driving, and my eyes are regularly tested and I wear glasses. Some people just have issues with night driving and have to take extra care

tanith

To be honest if I had 'issues' with night driving then I wouldn't do it . Driving can be dangerous enough when you don't have 'issues' to risk driving at night when you are not comfortable/safe doing it.

muskoka

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Can't actually believe you have posted this without knowing if your eyesight meets the required standard for driving in the UK:mad::mad::mad:

You really do need a reallity check before your crucify someome.

Its called night time Myopia unless I'm mistaken.

This is particularly interesting to me. I go regular to an opticiains (and an old school optician) not a multiple type shop and for years & years I've been saying how I struggle to see clearly when its dark (have all sorts of tints/anti glare glasses). I'm going to mention this to my optician to see what he says. By the way, I avoid night time driving like the plague.

nedmundo

Apart from the obvious 'get your eyes tested', it's worth checking the inside surface of your windscreen is really clean. A surprising amount of airborne particles stick to that and cause glare at night.