night driving difficulties

Mark_Hewitt

Woman filling up at Morrisons last night - and taking an age to do it. She couldn't see the numbers on the fuel pump, she had to put her face a few inches from the readout to be able to see it. If her eyesight was that bad, what was she doing driving?!

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Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Woman filling up at Morrisons last night - and taking an age to do it. She couldn't see the numbers on the fuel pump, she had to put her face a few inches from the readout to be able to see it. If her eyesight was that bad, what was she doing driving?!

She probably couldn't believe her eyes at the cost.:rotfl::D

janninew

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Woman filling up at Morrisons last night - and taking an age to do it. She couldn't see the numbers on the fuel pump, she had to put her face a few inches from the readout to be able to see it. If her eyesight was that bad, what was she doing driving?!

Maybe she wears specs and left them in the car? I need and use glasses for driving, I don't need them for anything else though and always leave mine in the car as I hate wearing them. Also at my local BP if the weather is bad the glass screen is covered in water (and snow!) and you have to get close up and wipe it clean with your hand to see how much your spending!

Arfa__

Other tips for night driving:-

Flip the toggle on the rear view mirror to reduce glare from people behind.
See if you can dim the dash board lights a little and set your satnav to a dark/night colour mode - less ambient glow in your near field, will help your eyes adjust to the dark outside and will be less tiring on your eyes.
Try those water repellent coatings for you windscreen (e.g. Aquapel) - these cause rain to just run off really easily, purely from wind speed. On the motorway, you barely need wipers. All helps to reduce glare and near field distraction.

leosayer

Try some night time driving glasses like these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NIGHT-DRIVING-GLASSES-SUNGLASSES-YELLOW/dp/B001N8N54G

maninthestreet

Also, ensure the windscreen is clean, inside as well as outside.

spugzbunny

leosayer wrote: »

Try some night time driving glasses like these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NIGHT-DRIVING-GLASSES-SUNGLASSES-YELLOW/dp/B001N8N54G

Anyone know if these work?

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spugzbunny wrote: »

Anyone know if these work?

The Highway Code advises against wearing tinted lenses at night.

Strider590

Yellow lenses help quite a lot at night.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunglasses

"Orange and yellow lenses increase both contrast and depth perception. They also increase color distortion. Yellow lenses are used by pilots, boaters, fishers, shooters, and hunters for their contrast enhancement and width perception properties"

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Highway Code;

94

At night or in poor visibility, do not use tinted glasses, lenses or visors if they restrict your vision.