Revenge on full beam blinders

[shajufx]

I found this pdf brochure about "How to handle glare for safer driving at Night" very useful to be shared here. Professionals do not advise glasses at night, points clarified on this brochure.http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/Hea...reBrochure.pdf

[kvish]

Revenge is the only thing that has worked for me. I make it a point to give it back to people who use high beam.

I always refrain from using high beams. In most cases its just a 1-2 second check. However, I found myself thanking the highbeams for once. There is a stretch on double road (KH road) which is poorly lit and has trees in the median. I found one guy trying to lift his cycle through the median and he has stopped half way (with the butt of his cycle still dangling on the on one side) because the other side has traffic. I would never have spotted this cycle on low beam. That brings to the bigger question, we have so many unexpected obstacles in the roads where low beam is unfortunately not sufficient particularly in low lit areas. Is inadequate street lighting/painting the cause for the problem?

Typically in most countries the white paint markings are so obvious, there is no need to switch to high beams, unfortunately that is not the case here. Whenever there is an empty stretch of road there is always a temptation to dip once and check if there are no heart stopping experiences ahead. The other instance is the barricades that are put in Mysore road for checks (Naka). There is hardly any reflective coating on them and one can barely see them with all the trucks beaming on the other side.

The last observation among high beam users is high percentage of senior citizens. Again I feel it may be the visibility issue for them, but a high beam santro at 20Kmph is quite a long ordeal.

[gypsyFreak]

The best approach would be to get night vision goggles (as in BMW night vision: BMW 5 Series Sedan : BMW Night Vision).

I Googled around and saw that BEL does manufacture these. But i think it's for the Defense personnel only. Not sure if they are available to public and at what price. Any pointers would be appreciated.
link: BEL Website - Category Details

I guess we'll need something like this, a little more basic so that it can be worn like goggles. This should definetely solve all visibility issues mentioned by kvish and take out the need of high beams.

Alas, i don't see it happening in the near future

On the other hand this could be a lucrative business, if someone starts manufacturing these for public use

[Lord Lucan]

Originally Posted by gypsyFreak

The best approach would be to get night vision goggles (as in BMW night vision: BMW 5 Series Sedan : BMW Night Vision).

I Googled around and saw that BEL does manufacture these. But i think it's for the Defense personnel only. Not sure if they are available to public and at what price. Any pointers would be appreciated.
link: BEL Website - Category Details

I guess we'll need something like this, a little more basic so that it can be worn like goggles. This should definetely solve all visibility issues mentioned by kvish and take out the need of high beams.

Alas, i don't see it happening in the near future

On the other hand this could be a lucrative business, if someone starts manufacturing these for public use

Dude night vision goggles are very different from the BMW night vision system. They will amplify the available light many folds even a burning match stick will appear very bright which will force you to close your eyes

[snaronikar]

Originally Posted by DirtyDan

I upgraded the lights in my vehicle by about 40% brightness on high beam and I pointed the lights slightly to the left of the stock position. This way when an oncoming vehicle blinds me I can hit the brights and pick out the left side of the road without blinding others coming at me. Mostly it works.

You seem to be a goody goody guy. But you also have to teach these guys the same lesson.