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Hi all,
I have passed that age that I need to wear specs for reading/PC etc.
Now, What I have also found is that driving at night is a PITA with regards to headlight glare.
So I have seen these yellow tinted glass`s that they say are good for night time driving and they cut down the Glare and improve clarity (I think that`s the word)
Are these any good, you`re experience on these glass`s please.
 
Graham said:
Hi all,
I have passed that age that I need to wear specs for reading/PC etc.
Now, What I have also found is that driving at night is a PITA with regards to headlight glare.
So I have seen these yellow tinted glass`s that they say are good for night time driving and they cut down the Glare and improve clarity (I think that`s the word)
Are these any good, you`re experience on these glass`s please.
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They have been around for quite a few years, 40yrs ago when I started learning to drive, i saw reference to American police officers wearing them.
 
Me and my wife now find it harder driving at night now. On coming cars with the LED lights or what ever they are called make it a lot harder to see ,plus with suv cars ect the lights are higher up maybe another reason.
 
Graham said:
Hi all,
I have passed that age that I need to wear specs for reading/PC etc.
Now, What I have also found is that driving at night is a PITA with regards to headlight glare.
So I have seen these yellow tinted glass`s that they say are good for night time driving and they cut down the Glare and improve clarity (I think that`s the word)
Are these any good, you`re experience on these glass`s please.
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Those yellow tinted glasses are not really good for night time driving. Trust me, I've tried.

They're actually more suitable for day time, when there's gloomy overcast clouds, some rain, mostly mist or fog, and all that. Those yellow tint glasses kind of helps to brighten up the view, well it does not make dull poor light and mist suddenly look like it's a clear weather, it only helps makes the view look a little more clearer.

They won't stop the glare, they only lower the glare a little, but you'll still get glare anyway. For this, you need one of those polarized glasses which are supposed to be designed to cut down on glare a lot more than the yellow tinted ones.

I usually keep a yellow tinted one for daytime but dull weather, rain, mist, etc, and a sunglasses for daytime and very bright sun.
 
tonyq said:
Me and my wife now find it harder driving at night now. On coming cars with the LED lights or what ever they are called make it a lot harder to see ,plus with suv cars ect the lights are higher up maybe another reason.
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And your point is? It happens to lots of people but you are not answering the question.
 
nilagin said:
They have been around for quite a few years, 40yrs ago when I started learning to drive, i saw reference to American police officers wearing them.
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Ah ok, a long time then, I don't remember seeing anything about these when I was younger.
 
Major Eazy said:
Those yellow tinted glasses are not really good for night time driving. Trust me, I've tried.

They're actually more suitable for day time, when there's gloomy overcast clouds, some rain, mostly mist or fog, and all that. Those yellow tint glasses kind of helps to brighten up the view, well it does not make dull poor light and mist suddenly look like it's a clear weather, it only helps makes the view look a little more clearer.

They won't stop the glare, they only lower the glare a little, but you'll still get glare anyway. For this, you need one of those polarized glasses which are supposed to be designed to cut down on glare a lot more than the yellow tinted ones.

I usually keep a yellow tinted one for daytime but dull weather, rain, mist, etc, and a sunglasses for daytime and very bright sun.
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Thanks for this, food for thought.
 
Graham said:
Hi all,
I have passed that age that I need to wear specs for reading/PC etc.
Now, What I have also found is that driving at night is a PITA with regards to headlight glare.
So I have seen these yellow tinted glass`s that they say are good for night time driving and they cut down the Glare and improve clarity (I think that`s the word)
Are these any good, you`re experience on these glass`s please.
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https://www.specsavers.co.uk/corporate/news-information/driving-at-night

I don't believe that they help at all. At first they may seem to help, but that is probably a temporary illusion due to being different.
At one time Vehicle Construction and Use Regulations set rigid standards for vehicle lights in terms of size, position and brightness etc. Their purpose was to allow drivers to have a sufficiently good view of the road and to be conspicuous to other road users. These standards appear to have been relaxed in favour of a do as you please approach.
Nowadays vehicle lights come in 57 different varieties. Their purpose is, in many cases, entirely cosmetic.
Some headlights are overpowering to oncoming traffic. They are very dangerous. Headlights mounted at saloon car drivers eye level are common.
 
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A lot of the problems with glare are caused by badly adjusted lights (Potential MOT failure) & people not using them correctly.
Many cars have headlight level controls built in, some are automatic and take into account the trim of the car (i.e. how many passengers, how much load in the boot) and will adjust accordingly. Others have a thumb-wheel control which allows the lights to be adjusted manually, I suspect a lot of people don't think about manually adjusting their lights.
 
About 12 years ago I started having vision issues whilst driving at night ...

To cut a long story short see your optican and check for cataracts, that was my problem.
 
I used to drive at night for a living , these days it bothers me and I don’t like it ...
But there has been one major change in the last few years .. cash strapped councils have actually been dimming down the street lighting to save on there electric bills and also changing to much dimmer l.e.d lighting .. but also making it appear that other vehicles lights are brighter
 
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