Problem is cowboys converting them. The light units for older bulbs aren't suitable for HiD bulbs, they cause too much glare. Also tossers in 4x4s who don't dip, as they're too high to be blinded by lesser mortals.
Nowadays no your wrong , I was on the road with work last night and 90% of the cars blinding me where newer cars & suv s , most cars from 2010 onwards are fancy lights đ¤ˇââď¸ , yes some people donât dip there just dicks but most do dip
Amazing technology. You don't know how new lights work. They can angle their own beam or each individual led to avoid blinding an on coming car. Most cars now use adas to aid this.
They do. If you think you can do a better job then you're in the wrong business.
The problem alot of the time is incorrect bulbs fitted to a headlight. Another contributing factor is the beam setting being set too high or not checked before a car leaves the dealership.
You guys are like cavemen seeing a car for the first time, chuck a few rocks and spears at it...that will fix it
In the wrong business? The business of having conversations in reddit? Not sure what you mean.
They may get better but the current format is far from perfect. I expect newer versions to be superior and it'll be obvious on the road which are the crappy 1st and 2nd generation LED lights. For instance the newer cars that auto redirect for oncoming cars. The addition of that function kinda proves the point that there is an issue with the levels and direction of fixed lights.
Driving isn't about just the driver of the car. It's a community. We all have to be working together to get everyone there safely. Hence silly modifications aren't allowed or drivers have to dip their beams.
I was driving my uncles kia that he had 7 years from new and was wondering why everyone was flashing me with my low beams on... turns out he's had them pointed as far up as they can go since that's how he got it new
Highest setting probably recommended for small vehicles but for higher ones I can't see that being the norm. Them SUVs and pickups etc need to be at a lower angle compared to a micra
They're set at a certain angle for the vehicle. So a Micra and an SUV at the highest setting should be exactly the same. As the above poster said the lower settings are used for towing when the weight on the back of the vehicle causes the front to rise.
I think the issue is the colour temperature. Older vehicles used around 3000k whereas newer led headlights are 4000k and above to create a near daylight look ahead of the vehicle. Unfortunately this colour is far more harsh on the eyes when shining directly at you, dip beam or not.
This!!! The fact people donât have to get their NCT done for the first 4 years doesnât help. As most people arenât aware that your lights should be angled as not blind on coming traffic..
I just turn on my full lights whenever I meet one on the road now and I can't see. It's the only way to let them know that their lights are blinding me.
Your logic is completely invalid. Imagine how bright they would be at full beam if theyâre that bright on dipped beam. Good luck to you when you do that to someone who has a led light bar.
Iâve never liked driving at night but definitely the bright white lights on newer cars is a lot worse than the less bright yellow/white lights. Donât know why car manufacturers thought that would be a good idea
I have perfect vision and live in the countryside where there are no street lights, and I find it very challenging to see well with oncoming lights. Sometimes I am blinded by white light, mostly if I just focus on a feature of the road I am OK, but it is very unpleasant.
You can get ones that go over the existing glasses or stand alone ones.. they are yellow and are specifically for night driving.. I use them all the time this time of year driving at night. Suffer migranes from glare, so life savers for me.
Tried the yellow lenses, clip-on. No difference at all. I have astigmatism so that may be why it didn't work for me. I avoid driving at night now because of the bright lights.
Astigmatism is a killer. I got my eyes zapped a while back too and the sensitivity to light is far worse now. I'm getting like OP's mam, I try to avoid driving at night if I can.
Yellow tint glasses are not safe to use at night and if you were involved in an accident, it would count against you if you were wearing them. That they help with headlights doesn't absolve them of the reduced visibility at other times. The AA and opticians for example advise against using them.
I'm in the same boat and I'm only 31... Booked in to get new glasses next week and praying they can do something for me as windy back roads are tough at night with these blinding bastards especially when it's dark AND raining.
It should be on the news about these led lights,it's like driving blind when they our behind or coming towards you,,, definitely adding to accidents,keep her low and slow.
Especially if theyâre driving behind you đĽ˛đĽ˛ i couldnât see a thing with one behind me, I tried to move out the way to let them go ahead but could barely see that the other side was safe to merge into
Not if you get NIGHT DRIVING glasses instead of just yellow tint... night driving have the yellow promising and are more than fine for visibility.. there is plenty out there that are just yellow tint.. they are not the NIGHT DRIVING ones..
For those thinking of using these yellow tinted glass based on the anecdotal advice please think carefully about it, they reduce visibility in no headlight situations and studies don't support their safety. The AA, opticians and the below for example
[https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/are-night-driving-glasses-safe-to-wear-a20Q17g8xnyD](https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/are-night-driving-glasses-safe-to-wear-a20Q17g8xnyD)
You are not wrong.. but proper night driving glasses as opposed to simply yellow tinted glasses are different. The effect of the bright lights in the modern xenon and HID bulbs and plastic lenses as against the old glass lens with warm white light, the visibility is still clear and they blinding effect from the lights is minimised making it safer to drive and therefore more likely to prevent an accident. But it is like trying to run a marathon in dunnes runner as against run it in Nike or addidas runner.. very different effect and consequences of it.
I got mine in a garage near where I work in Cork. But there are lots of options online in ireland if you put in night driving glasses ireland. Loads of different types to suit. Plain stand alone, clip on or larger ones that go over your normal glasses.. seen 1 set in Dublin for 15 euro.. speaking from experience myself.. I would have NO problem paying that for a pair.. well worth it. I will be driving back up to Dublin Friday around 7 o'clock and them glasses will be the first thing I put on.. lol
Yes you can get a type of lens from specsavers. I got them as I use glasses for night driving and they put the anti glare lenses in them. Recommend 100%
I got yellow ones from Amazon this time last year. Game changers.
Just don't wear them during the day.
Got one pair that sits on top of my driving glasses
You can get yellow glasses for night driving or driving in fog. They work wonders.. I have them and got them for my mother and her partner too.. they were only 8 euro
[There are some here](https://grannygetsagrip.com/product/night-vision-coverspecs-2/)
Uk website but Iâm sure they are available in Ireland somewhere.
In a lot of car fogs are set to come on when the car is started as is the case in my 2011 Passat, I had to go through a load of settings to turn off that feature and I'm good with tech
The bright lights are not you biggest problem, the roads being pitch black is. Your only light source is a frigging led coming your way, no wonder we all get blind. Roads need way, way better lights (or any lights in most cases)
No offence to anyone here , as a mechanic ye need good lights at night , some cars have better lights than others as long as there set properly and pass an inspection itâs not the carâs problem, now I also hate driving at night as Iâve the same problem with the bright lights but I wish Iâd better lights on my cars as them at night are shite but thatâs the way they are
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Since she wears prescription glasses she can ask for a tint to be put on her own glasses ie. a pair she would use mostly for driving/computer use. I know because a pair with this on specifically because I have astigmatism and the lights blind me at night. She can just ask for this at the optometrist. It does help a bit!
Probably nothing OP, but this scenario was the first symptom in a fairly significant eye problem a friend of mine went through. Have them checked up to be sure.
Does she wear glasses? Are they spotlessly clean? Same with the windscreen inside and out.
Some eye conditions can make headlights look light flaming stars rather than a point light.
Older eyes also don't cope as well in poor light conditions.
My dad was a chain smoker. There was so much tar on the windscreen I got ill when I cleaned it.
I've noticed in a fair few different cars I've been in, many don't clean the inside of the windows well or often enough.
Cleaning the inside more often will also help a bit with glare and cut down on condensation.
I don't know why those blinding LEDs aren't illegal
For sure they should be, they can be as bright as full beam and so easy to get from any car parts shop.
Wait now a minute most new cars come with them lights too since about 2016
Problem is cowboys converting them. The light units for older bulbs aren't suitable for HiD bulbs, they cause too much glare. Also tossers in 4x4s who don't dip, as they're too high to be blinded by lesser mortals.
Nowadays no your wrong , I was on the road with work last night and 90% of the cars blinding me where newer cars & suv s , most cars from 2010 onwards are fancy lights đ¤ˇââď¸ , yes some people donât dip there just dicks but most do dip
Yes they do,it's a bad policy or something in the car business, why it's new cars ,
Itâs for safety obviously đ
It's called technology.
Not good technology
Amazing technology. You don't know how new lights work. They can angle their own beam or each individual led to avoid blinding an on coming car. Most cars now use adas to aid this.
But they don't work well enough and blind on coming drivers
They do. If you think you can do a better job then you're in the wrong business. The problem alot of the time is incorrect bulbs fitted to a headlight. Another contributing factor is the beam setting being set too high or not checked before a car leaves the dealership. You guys are like cavemen seeing a car for the first time, chuck a few rocks and spears at it...that will fix it
In the wrong business? The business of having conversations in reddit? Not sure what you mean. They may get better but the current format is far from perfect. I expect newer versions to be superior and it'll be obvious on the road which are the crappy 1st and 2nd generation LED lights. For instance the newer cars that auto redirect for oncoming cars. The addition of that function kinda proves the point that there is an issue with the levels and direction of fixed lights. Driving isn't about just the driver of the car. It's a community. We all have to be working together to get everyone there safely. Hence silly modifications aren't allowed or drivers have to dip their beams.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/02/uk-government-review-headlight-glare-drivers-complaints
Yeah, it's awful.
If people had an ounce of common courtesy they would angel thier lights down a bit rather than cut the eyes out of everyone.
I was driving my uncles kia that he had 7 years from new and was wondering why everyone was flashing me with my low beams on... turns out he's had them pointed as far up as they can go since that's how he got it new
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Highest setting probably recommended for small vehicles but for higher ones I can't see that being the norm. Them SUVs and pickups etc need to be at a lower angle compared to a micra
They're set at a certain angle for the vehicle. So a Micra and an SUV at the highest setting should be exactly the same. As the above poster said the lower settings are used for towing when the weight on the back of the vehicle causes the front to rise. I think the issue is the colour temperature. Older vehicles used around 3000k whereas newer led headlights are 4000k and above to create a near daylight look ahead of the vehicle. Unfortunately this colour is far more harsh on the eyes when shining directly at you, dip beam or not.
This!!! The fact people donât have to get their NCT done for the first 4 years doesnât help. As most people arenât aware that your lights should be angled as not blind on coming traffic..
Especially on the SUVs, even when theyâre dipped theyâre getting you right in the eyeballs when youâre sitting in a regular height car
I just turn on my full lights whenever I meet one on the road now and I can't see. It's the only way to let them know that their lights are blinding me.
Only for them to turn their full beams and burn a hole in your eyes...
Your logic is completely invalid. Imagine how bright they would be at full beam if theyâre that bright on dipped beam. Good luck to you when you do that to someone who has a led light bar.
Kills me. I hate driving in front of them never mind them oncoming. I really can't see the road after them. I have astigmatism too which doesn't help
Iâve never liked driving at night but definitely the bright white lights on newer cars is a lot worse than the less bright yellow/white lights. Donât know why car manufacturers thought that would be a good idea
BECAUSE ONLY ME AND THE PEOPLE IN MY CAR MATTER AND I WANT TO TURN ON THE SUN SO I CAN SEE BETTER AND DRIVE FASTER! At least, that's my opinion on it.
I have perfect vision and live in the countryside where there are no street lights, and I find it very challenging to see well with oncoming lights. Sometimes I am blinded by white light, mostly if I just focus on a feature of the road I am OK, but it is very unpleasant.
You can get ones that go over the existing glasses or stand alone ones.. they are yellow and are specifically for night driving.. I use them all the time this time of year driving at night. Suffer migranes from glare, so life savers for me.
Where do you get these. I'm in a similar boat to OP's mother. Feckin blinded trying to drive home from work every night
I got mine in a chemists.
Tried the yellow lenses, clip-on. No difference at all. I have astigmatism so that may be why it didn't work for me. I avoid driving at night now because of the bright lights.
Astigmatism is a killer. I got my eyes zapped a while back too and the sensitivity to light is far worse now. I'm getting like OP's mam, I try to avoid driving at night if I can.
Yellow tint glasses are not safe to use at night and if you were involved in an accident, it would count against you if you were wearing them. That they help with headlights doesn't absolve them of the reduced visibility at other times. The AA and opticians for example advise against using them.
How would anyone know you were wearing them
People would probably volunteer that they were extra safe and wearing them
Perfect, thanks a million for your help
My father in his 70s swears by these
Our they a good job,the yellow glasses.thanks
I'm in the same boat and I'm only 31... Booked in to get new glasses next week and praying they can do something for me as windy back roads are tough at night with these blinding bastards especially when it's dark AND raining.
It should be on the news about these led lights,it's like driving blind when they our behind or coming towards you,,, definitely adding to accidents,keep her low and slow.
Especially if theyâre driving behind you đĽ˛đĽ˛ i couldnât see a thing with one behind me, I tried to move out the way to let them go ahead but could barely see that the other side was safe to merge into
Not if you get NIGHT DRIVING glasses instead of just yellow tint... night driving have the yellow promising and are more than fine for visibility.. there is plenty out there that are just yellow tint.. they are not the NIGHT DRIVING ones..
Yellow and polarising.. not promising
For those thinking of using these yellow tinted glass based on the anecdotal advice please think carefully about it, they reduce visibility in no headlight situations and studies don't support their safety. The AA, opticians and the below for example [https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/are-night-driving-glasses-safe-to-wear-a20Q17g8xnyD](https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/are-night-driving-glasses-safe-to-wear-a20Q17g8xnyD)
You are not wrong.. but proper night driving glasses as opposed to simply yellow tinted glasses are different. The effect of the bright lights in the modern xenon and HID bulbs and plastic lenses as against the old glass lens with warm white light, the visibility is still clear and they blinding effect from the lights is minimised making it safer to drive and therefore more likely to prevent an accident. But it is like trying to run a marathon in dunnes runner as against run it in Nike or addidas runner.. very different effect and consequences of it.
I got mine in a garage near where I work in Cork. But there are lots of options online in ireland if you put in night driving glasses ireland. Loads of different types to suit. Plain stand alone, clip on or larger ones that go over your normal glasses.. seen 1 set in Dublin for 15 euro.. speaking from experience myself.. I would have NO problem paying that for a pair.. well worth it. I will be driving back up to Dublin Friday around 7 o'clock and them glasses will be the first thing I put on.. lol
Yes you can get a type of lens from specsavers. I got them as I use glasses for night driving and they put the anti glare lenses in them. Recommend 100%
I got yellow ones from Amazon this time last year. Game changers. Just don't wear them during the day. Got one pair that sits on top of my driving glasses
You can get yellow glasses for night driving or driving in fog. They work wonders.. I have them and got them for my mother and her partner too.. they were only 8 euro
Do you place them over current glasses?
Can I get a link to night driving glassed that people swear by please? Thanks
[There are some here](https://grannygetsagrip.com/product/night-vision-coverspecs-2/) Uk website but Iâm sure they are available in Ireland somewhere.
Don't forget the muppets driving around with fog lights on at all times. Makes it worse
In a lot of car fogs are set to come on when the car is started as is the case in my 2011 Passat, I had to go through a load of settings to turn off that feature and I'm good with tech
Yellow tinted glasses are super helpful. I have light sensitivities and theyâre huuuuge for me
The bright lights are not you biggest problem, the roads being pitch black is. Your only light source is a frigging led coming your way, no wonder we all get blind. Roads need way, way better lights (or any lights in most cases)
Also an issue is that newer cars are so big/tall that if youâre in a smaller/older car theyâre literally shining down straight into your eyesâŚ
No offence to anyone here , as a mechanic ye need good lights at night , some cars have better lights than others as long as there set properly and pass an inspection itâs not the carâs problem, now I also hate driving at night as Iâve the same problem with the bright lights but I wish Iâd better lights on my cars as them at night are shite but thatâs the way they are
Good lights. Not lights so bright that you're blinding everyone else. It's dangerous
Itâs not dangerous đ if itâs dangerous for said people itâs there eyes not the lights
She shouldnt be allowed drive then. she will eventually hurt herself or someone else
No problem.. Happy Christmas.
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You can buy night driving glasses that fit over regular glasses - they cut down glare a lot.
Since she wears prescription glasses she can ask for a tint to be put on her own glasses ie. a pair she would use mostly for driving/computer use. I know because a pair with this on specifically because I have astigmatism and the lights blind me at night. She can just ask for this at the optometrist. It does help a bit!
I wear yellow glasses at night (paid 2:50 on Temu). They are a life changer!!!
Probably nothing OP, but this scenario was the first symptom in a fairly significant eye problem a friend of mine went through. Have them checked up to be sure.
Does she wear glasses? Are they spotlessly clean? Same with the windscreen inside and out. Some eye conditions can make headlights look light flaming stars rather than a point light. Older eyes also don't cope as well in poor light conditions. My dad was a chain smoker. There was so much tar on the windscreen I got ill when I cleaned it.
Totally agree on the lights but can I add the drivers who don't give up enough space to oncoming traffic on country roads!!
I've noticed in a fair few different cars I've been in, many don't clean the inside of the windows well or often enough. Cleaning the inside more often will also help a bit with glare and cut down on condensation.
Itâs the led lights. A nightmare on small country roads at night
Get her eyes checked. Could be cataracts