completly dazzled

seanbond10

Hello everyone just looking for abit of advice really. Basically im struggling to drive in the dark not because i cant see but because every !!!!!! coming towards me blinds me or dazzles me. I have to wear glassses when driving and it seems that the car headlights in my right eye (closest to the door) is completly irritated by the other drivers headlights. its got to the point where its starting giving me headaches etc. is there anthing i can do other than wear sunglasses and look like a stoner and be asked to be pulled by the police maybe a set of horse blinkers.

Strider590

It won't be helping if your windscreen is mucky on the inside.
You could try yellow tinted driving glasses.
Don't look at oncoming cars, concentrate your eyes on the road.

Not a lot else to say

Hammyman

Strider590 wrote: »

Don't look at oncoming cars, concentrate your eyes on the road.

This. It is a natural reaction to look at the light. Focus on your own headlights instead. There are some very slightly yellow tinted driving glasses you can get which reduce the glare a bit - they're mainly sold for driving in snow but work well at night.

SailorSam

I have the same problem with bright lights, the sun of a day and headlights of a night, all i can say is try not to go out unless it's necessary. I find driving on unlit roads the worse when headlights seem so much brighter.

seanbond10

unfortunatly i work 12 hour shifts 30 minutes away so driving is essensial. Im wondering if reaction lenses might work or do they react to uv light

gilbert_and_sullivan

Proper polarised sunglasses are supposed to cut glare.

Agree with Strider above, keep your windows and mirrors spotlessly clean, all of them, it makes a world of difference, don't let wax type wash chemicals get on your windscreen and if they have clean it properly with something that will remove the muck and clean the wiper blades properly.

If your screen is pitted and scratched by age get it changed, you would be amazed at the difference and how cheap this can be if you get a local little company to quote and not a heavy advertising shower.

I do have big probems with the fashion for LED rear fairy lights, not only are they a bit too camp for most cars they are too bright for rear lights.

AnythingButChardonnay

Be very careful about what 'sunglasses' you choose. Many are illegal to use at night.

http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/driving-in-sunglasses.html

seanbond10

yes think ill give my screen a good clean any ideas for this and yes id never wear full on sun glasses at night

rodenal

The lenses in my glasses have some sort of anti glare coating on them, now I'm not saying this works miracles, but I never have any problem with glare at all. I've only recently started wearing glasses at all though so haven't much to compare against.

agrinnall

I read in another thread on here that Reactolite lenses don't work inside a car as the windscreen cuts out the wavelengths that make them react. To be honest I think it might be worth you seeing an optician to get your eyes checked first, just to make sure there's no underlying eye issue that is causing the problem. The optician may be able to advise on possible solutions too.

mirrorimage0

i used to have this problem, do you wear glasses generally everyday anyway? i can now drive at night without getting headaches since ive had laser eye surgery. not sayin you should go get it done but it worked for me