Night driving lenses

[timetochill]

Any one used the clip on type to stop bright lights dazzle?

 

[swemmy666]

I have a pair of yellow glasses that fit over the top of normal glasses:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07M6XP6FR?tag=mhf04-21

 

[PP Bear]

I use beer goggles, makes the journey look slimmer, more fun and prevents road rage, as there’s no point jumping out at drivers trying to look hard, as you’ll just look like a droopy

 

[The Wino]

Lots of previous threads. As an optometrist I'd say they're a waste of time . Any tint reduces the amount of light you have to see with just as much as that causing glare. The french abandoned yellow tinted headlights for a similar reason

 

[bladerunner]

I've just picked up some zeist distance glasses designed to reduce the starburst effect of car lights at night.
I say they work.
Not yellow, but specifically designed.

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[seasideBill]

Lots of previous threads. As an optometrist I'd say they're a waste of time . Any tint reduces the amount of light you have to see with just as much as that causing glare. The french abandoned yellow tinted headlights for a similar reason

Agreed, I tried them and it’s like driving at night wearing sun glasses.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I drove a lorry overnight for 12 years, never had an issue. I retired almost 3 years ago and have lost much of my confidence driving my car at night mainly due to all the cars that now have leds.
The only advice that I can offer is to keep your windscreen as clean as possible inside and out, and if you wear spectacles make sure that they are spotlessly clean too before driving.

 

[The Wino]

I've just picked up some zeist distance glasses designed to reduce the starburst effect of car lights at night.
I say they work.
Not yellow, but specifically designed.

That's a different thing to the yellow tints. They will have a really good anti reflection coating which will reduce the starburst effect although it will make them harder to keep clean. I wouldn't be without an anti-reflection coating. The anti-reflection coating cuts reflections from the spectacle lenses it won't help any starburst effect from the windscreen as Wee Bold Davey says the most important thing is the keep it clean.

 

[Guffy60]

I drove a lorry overnight for 12 years, never had an issue. I retired almost 3 years ago and have lost much of my confidence driving my car at night mainly due to all the cars that now have leds.
The only advice that I can offer is to keep your windscreen as clean as possible inside and out, and if you wear spectacles make sure that they are spotlessly clean too before driving.

And use drops meant for dry eyes, as a common issue for us middle aged and above individuals.

Tried yellow glasses great against headlights, but when you can’t see kerbs etc, more dangerous.

Drops as recommended by my option certain,y made some difference, doesn’t dull the lights, but reduces blurring.

 

[stuartholmes]

And use drops meant for dry eyes, as a common issue for us middle aged and above individuals.

Tried yellow glasses great against headlights, but when you can’t see kerbs etc, more dangerous.

Drops as recommended by my option certain,y made some difference, doesn’t dull the lights, but reduces blurring.

Agree with all that, my optometrist also gave the advice that yellow lenses are waste of time. money even though on sale in the same establishment.

But mention of 'dry eyes' drops prompts me to add:
My GP said I should us these 'whether I feel the need or not' to deal with sore & watery eyes and it definitely helped to use them consistently, just as when taking all the other daily lifesavers, but my optometrist gave what's for me been a better solution: a heated eye mask.
Many brands available from usual internet or high street opticians or the well known chemist that sounds like a footwear outlet, price around £10.
They come with instructions but the principle is 25seconds in microwave, then rest it over your eyes for few mins (until noticably cooler) then gently massage the eyelids. This opens the eye's natural lubrication channels & after a week or two of daily use requires just a top-up once every few days.
Sounded a bit snakeoily but for me it's worked brilliantly and so much nicer than doing the drops.
No promising the same result for you but possibly worth considering.

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[Guffy60]

Agree with all that, my optometrist also gave the advice that yellow lenses are waste of time. money even though on sale in the same establishment.

But mention of 'dry eyes' drops prompts me to add:
My GP said I should us these 'whether I feel the need or not' to deal with sore & watery eyes and it definitely helped to use them consistently, just as when taking all the other daily lifesavers, but my optometrist gave what's for me been a better solution: a heated eye mask.
Many brands available from usual internet or high street opticians or the well known chemist that sounds like a footwear outlet, price around £10.
They come with instructions but the principle is 25seconds in microwave, then rest it over your eyes for few mins (until noticably cooler) then gently massage the eyelids. This opens the eye's natural lubrication channels & after a week or two of daily use requires just a top-up once every few days.
Sounded a bit snakeoily but for me it's worked brilliantly and so much nicer than doing the drops.
No promising the same result for you but possibly worth considering.

Thank you, will do.

 

[68c]

I agree with using heated eye pads. Southampton Eye Hospital advised me to use them. As stated above, the idea is it unblocks the glands that produce the natural lubricant, this is not tears. When there is not enough lubricant the eye becomes dry and irritated which means more tears are produced and cause blurry vision.

 

[EuroTrotters]

New LED's driving me crazy

Do these help ?

 

[68c]

Many years in while doing night march navigation training, we were taught to attempt to differentiate a distant house light from a vehicle light. We were told to sweep our eyes quickly up and down over the light. A 240v AC house light would appear as a series of dashes whereas a 12v DC light would be a continuous streak. This is not so reliable now we have LED lighting as many switch on and off very rapidly to avoid overheating. Perhaps someone could devise a pair of specs with LCD shutters which detect and blank out some of the glare from LED lights. ( Pat. Pending)

 

[POH]

New LED's driving me crazy

Do these help ?

Think all cars should go back to halogen for normal driving and then use led's for full beam that way it makes for safer driving

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[EuroTrotters]

Think all cars should go back to halogen for normal driving and then use led's for full beam that way it makes for safer driving

we all though Xenons were Cool and Bad at the same Time

 

[swemmy666]

Think all cars should go back to halogen for normal driving and then use led's for full beam that way it makes for safer driving

except for those who think full beam is the normal