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Night driving glasses #1669639
19/01/2024 13:43
19/01/2024 13:43
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Does anyone have any experience of these good or bad? I've read mixed reviews. I'm finding the 'white light' modern lights blinding at times, particularly in low vehicles like the coop.

Re: Night driving glasses [Re: respace] #1669666
20/01/2024 12:00
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I would suggest an opticians appointment. I was finding driving at night very hard due to oncoming headlights. My daytime vision is 20/20 but my nighttime vision was not! As we get older the eye can’t adjust to light changes as quickly. I was prescribed night driving glasses which are amazing and cut out the glare due to a special coating on the lenses.

Re: Night driving glasses [Re: respace] #1669747
23/01/2024 23:05
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Thanks for that, i don't think it's a vision thing just the volume of light, i had a situation where a car came up behind me and there was so much light i couldn't see in front or to the side of me (don't know whether it was dipped or not). i read somewhere that 90% of drivers were having problems with this. We have a 'wild west' scenario round here where pick ups and quad bikes have lights attached to roll bars and if you get too close to them they turn them on directly into you from behind, very dangerous.
Given how poor coop lights are as standard this isn't great at the best of times.
I'll try the optician route.

Re: Night driving glasses [Re: respace] #1669750
23/01/2024 23:37
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I bought some of those yellow tinted ones and they do help quite a bit, when I remember to put them on laugh

Re: Night driving glasses [Re: respace] #1669753
24/01/2024 00:11
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Originally Posted by respace
Thanks for that, i don't think it's a vision thing just the volume of light, i had a situation where a car came up behind me and there was so much light i couldn't see in front or to the side of me (don't know whether it was dipped or not). i read somewhere that 90% of drivers were having problems with this. We have a 'wild west' scenario round here where pick ups and quad bikes have lights attached to roll bars and if you get too close to them they turn them on directly into you from behind, very dangerous.
Given how poor coop lights are as standard this isn't great at the best of times.
I'll try the optician route.


I totally agree with this - dipping the RV mirror is much more frequent now but it doesn't stop the dazzling oncomers!

Especially in gas guzzlers whose lights are set higher.


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Re: Night driving glasses [Re: respace] #1669757
24/01/2024 00:38
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You want to drive an X1/9 with your arse about 200 mm above the road. With the overall height of the car under 1.2 metres eye level is about 1 metre. Lower than the headlights on many vans and 4x4s.

Last edited by PeteP; 24/01/2024 00:39.

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