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[The Sheriff]

Don't think my eyes are what they used to be. Just been to pick up my lad from his girlfriends, about thirty mile round trip. I went the same twisty country lane way that I go every day, only it was dark and unlit. I know the road well so thought I was making fair progress, but the constant headlights up my arse were telling me different. I never used to be bothered by bright lights all around me, but now I find them distracting. Getting old.

[Kevin Wood]

The lights are getting brighter too. HIDs are great, if they are on YOUR car, the lenses are clean, the levelling working, etc... 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Don't think my eyes are what they used to be. Just been to pick up my lad from his girlfriends, about thirty mile round trip. I went the same twisty country lane way that I go every day, only it was dark and unlit. I know the road well so thought I was making fair progress, but the constant headlights up my arse were telling me different. I never used to be bothered by bright lights all around me, but now I find them distracting. Getting old.

So that was you holding up all the traffic.

[tidla]

Where the omega rear blind comes in handy. Do they fit them to chevrosheds?

[The Sheriff]

The lights are getting brighter too. HIDs are great, if they are on YOUR car, the lenses are clean, the levelling working, etc... 

Yep. And they're not just happy with two big headlights, they have to be decorated with a fancy pattern of smaller ones down the side as well. Bmw's and Audi's used to be the main offenders but now its shitroens and renaults as well. But even they don't compare to the DIY jobbies that are pointing everywhere except where they should. And the bastards who refuse to dip, and rant, rant, fickin rant....

[The Sheriff]

Where the omega rear blind comes in handy. Do they fit them to chevrosheds?

The rear view mirror dims quite nicely, thank you. Venetian blinds are for chalets, not cars.

[ted_one]

And don't forget the useless tossers with only one headlight,mind you a bit easier on the mince pies as long as they don't drive on main beam....just depends on the size of their one and only brain cell

[Varche]

Had quite scary experiences in SW Scotland. Raining and the ferry at Cairnryan disgorges convoys of HGV's. Virtually all of them have the front festooned with many extra lights and then something fancy like a shield illuminated between the driver and passenger seat. The roads are narrow and have puddles the size of lakes. Very distracting. At the time I wondered if they are legal! If they are they shouldn't be.

Comes to us all as our eyes degenerate. Not much good about getting older except of course you are good at quizzes.

[ted_one]

I'm not sure wether this has been mentioned before,but Specsavers now offer an anti glare coating on new glasses and I think they charge £30 to do your existing glasses. May be someone on here has them already and if so a bit of feed back would be helpful before we  decide to spend the old hard earned

[TheBoy]

The lights are getting brighter too. HIDs are great, if they are on YOUR car, the lenses are clean, the levelling working, etc... 

Yep. And they're not just happy with two big headlights, they have to be decorated with a fancy pattern of smaller ones down the side as well. Bmw's and Audi's used to be the main offenders but now its shitroens and renaults as well. But even they don't compare to the DIY jobbies that are pointing everywhere except where they should. And the bastards who refuse to dip, and rant, rant, fickin rant....

And the new, fangled autodipping headlights that lack the intelligence to dip before going around the corner, and wait until it can fully "see" your headlights, but which time, your retinas are already on fire.

[Vamps]

Where the omega rear blind comes in handy. Do they fit them to chevrosheds?

The rear view mirror dims quite nicely, thank you. Venetian blinds are for chalets, not cars.

I do miss that, had it in the Jeep........   On everything else Steve I agree, I have found myself saying that I don't like driving in the dark, for all the reasons you originally posted.............

[Kevin Wood]

The lights are getting brighter too. HIDs are great, if they are on YOUR car, the lenses are clean, the levelling working, etc... 

Yep. And they're not just happy with two big headlights, they have to be decorated with a fancy pattern of smaller ones down the side as well. Bmw's and Audi's used to be the main offenders but now its shitroens and renaults as well. But even they don't compare to the DIY jobbies that are pointing everywhere except where they should. And the bastards who refuse to dip, and rant, rant, fickin rant....

And the new, fangled autodipping headlights that lack the intelligence to dip before going around the corner, and wait until it can fully "see" your headlights, but which time, your retinas are already on fire.

Yep, another bloody thing the retards can decide they're no longer responsible for.
Remove all the gadgets and put someone who can actually drive behind the wheel.

[amazonian]

If driving in the dark is getting more difficult for some of us, its not always the others lights that affect us, it may be our own eyes.
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is something that creeps up on many of us as we get older and we dont notice it as it happens so slowly.
There is a very simple test you can do to see if you have it, give it a try.
Look at a straight line, say the edge of your kitchen worktop or the top of a wall where it joins the ceiling and from about 10feet away just focus on one bit of it for a few seconds and see if it looks straight with both eyes open, then try it with one eye open.
If it appears to have a wave(s) in it you very likely have AMD.
Obviously any optician would spot it in an eye test, but you may have never been to an optician so would not know you had it.
This condition can and will play havoc with your night vision and ability to deal with glare.
Go on you oldies, try it and let us know the results.
And yes I do have it myself, and No there is no cure.

[ckz]

The lights are getting brighter too. HIDs are great, if they are on YOUR car, the lenses are clean, the levelling working, etc... 

Yep. And they're not just happy with two big headlights, they have to be decorated with a fancy pattern of smaller ones down the side as well. Bmw's and Audi's used to be the main offenders but now its shitroens and renaults as well. But even they don't compare to the DIY jobbies that are pointing everywhere except where they should. And the bastards who refuse to dip, and rant, rant, fickin rant....

this is while i have a cree/led spotbeam bar under the front number plate.
oncoming traffic - not turning there beamlights off because it is to darke - ill give him enough light to find the breadcrums in there footwell.

btw gives 180% more light output and lights a distances of around 1,2 miles instead the 500 meter standart.
just if you do it, switch it seperate, is not nice if you forget them

[Vamps]

If driving in the dark is getting more difficult for some of us, its not always the others lights that affect us, it may be our own eyes.
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is something that creeps up on many of us as we get older and we dont notice it as it happens so slowly.
There is a very simple test you can do to see if you have it, give it a try.
Look at a straight line, say the edge of your kitchen worktop or the top of a wall where it joins the ceiling and from about 10feet away just focus on one bit of it for a few seconds and see if it looks straight with both eyes open, then try it with one eye open.
If it appears to have a wave(s) in it you very likely have AMD.
Obviously any optician would spot it in an eye test, but you may have never been to an optician so would not know you had it.
This condition can and will play havoc with your night vision and ability to deal with glare.
Go on you oldies, try it and let us know the results.
And yes I do have it myself, and No there is no cure.

I have recently had my eyes tested, I need glasses for reading or close up work but distance vision is spot on............