[nitro_xlr8r]

Originally Posted by amol4184

I think the best solution is to get anti glare, high quality glasses and wear them for night driving.

Seconded, I experienced this by accident. More than 15 years ago, I drove Bangalore - Mumbai in a single day for a family function. I wore my RayBan Wayfarers the entire trip. It was past sundown by the time I reached my destination. I tried taking off my sunglasses once there was no sun, but I found I could see so much better and clearer with them on. I had them on all through twilight and in complete darkness until I reached. It did wonders in reducing the glare from the oncoming headlights. The Wayfarers I had were black in colour, polarized and had an anti-glare coating. If you have something similar, give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.
Lens colour makes a difference too. I prefer a brown lens RayBan for the day. But, the black coloured RayBan was better in reducing the glare from oncoming headlights. I hope this helps.

[SeshSrini]

I have a couple of points to share.

1. Use a dipper. Many a times incoming vehicles do respond too making your drive a lot easier

2. Would recommend tailgating a bigger vehicle at a safe distance. This works for.me most of.the times considering all the highways in and around the place where I stay, Bangalore is full of road humps with no illumination

[amol4184]

Originally Posted by nitro_xlr8r

Seconded, I experienced this by accident. More than 15 years ago, I drove Bangalore - Mumbai in a single day for a family function. I wore my RayBan Wayfarers the entire trip. It was past sundown by the time I reached my destination. I tried taking off my sunglasses once there was no sun, but I found I could see so much better and clearer with them on. I had them on all through twilight and in complete darkness until I reached. It did wonders in reducing the glare from the oncoming headlights.

+1. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I have used my trusty RayBan Wayfarers bought in 2013 every trip across USA and later in India. I think they have combined mileage of over 60k miles on them and just like you I have worn them full day, into twilight, and late evenings (but not in complete darkness) may be I should try that too
Many people have been surprised by their clarity and ability to see thru dim light.

Mine came with default green shade which I had them change to brown prescription (-1), they are not the darkest but are perfect for me. Never found something as comfortable as that pair ever.
I still have them today; the soft touch coating on the frame has started peeling off finally after 8 years of heavy use but that doesn't deter me. These are my cycling glasses now!
Expensive but worth every penny and some more.

This is a fantastic suggestion I would say.

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Just about last week I bought Zeiss DriveSafe glasses for every day use as well as occasional night driving after glowing recommendation from lot of people. Haven't tried them in complete darkness but I hope they do work. Their indoor use is superb. Insanely clear.
So now my arsenal is two fold - sunglasses whole day and Zeiss specs for night. All set!

[jojodhar]

Originally Posted by jasjotbains

Hi
I have to drive my i10 at night often and often get bombarded by idiots with head lamps on high beam. While I am able to keep my cool most of the times (and make their highbeams dip with my 130W dippers the other times), it has started to affect my driving because:

1. The driving is on the highway
2. I've already had Lasik

I've been looking for anti-glare/polarised mirrors which can be hung in front of me/pasted on the windshield similar to the HUDs of commercial airliners (just for reference, they'll cost as much as my car ). My only concern is not getting blinded by the Highbeam idiots and ending up in a roadside ditch.

Can anyone suggest something on similar lines, preferable tried and tested? Spectacle lenses is unlikely since I'm already wearing blue filter spectacle lenses for my extended screen time.

I've also gone through the forum with posts from 2012 about UV films but heat protection is not a concern

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I'll share from my recent road trip experience to puri and also suggest a few tips from my experience over the years.

01. I've my i20 covered with the Garware diamond series sun film for the front windscreen, rear windshield glass ( avoids reflection on rear view mirror), and all the four windows ( avoid reflection on the orvms at night). These are very light shaded sunfilms which has a clear visibility to the inside of the car from outside and won't cause any pull ups from the traffic cops. The sin films also helps during long day drives from face and arm burning..it does aid a lot.

02. Keep your windscreen clean before you go out for a night drive or have your wipers in prime condition so that they don't leave a streak. Spec of dust and water streaks does cause a lot of refraction, which poses a challenge during highway night drive with the oncoming traffic..I experienced the issue during my very recent drive in Puri about a week back.

03. Again from my Puri road trip experience, and also a city drive thereafter , i could sense that wearing contact lens and driving at night is very uncomfortable. (I was getting the exact glare as per your posted pic)..The next night when I wore my glasses with Carl Zeiss lens with antiglare coating, much of the reflections were gone and the drive was way more comfortable and my speed had also gone up. I was driving on the same (Konark to Puri 2 lane highway with no road divider).

Hope the above should help you in maximising clear visibility and avoid undue reflections from high beam lights.

[navinkamath4657]

Hi All

I feel I can be of some help here because I am a co sufferer like you all &
I am a professional in this field.
Let me start by giving the bad news. You can't cure it. You can only minimize it to some extent. We all Myopics (eye glass power being minus) have an inherent tendency to develop this glare issue. Will put some science behind the statement.
The below images shows a normal eye and an effected eye. You can see a clear area forming majority of eye ball called vitreous. This is in gel form at birth and gives our eyeball the ball like shape. As we age and specially in myopics the vitreous degenerates and liquifies resulting in forming floaters. Floaters are multiple grape like chain like strands which we see floating in our vision some times. They are absolutely harmless and normal part of ageing. But in myopics they are usually in a significant number. Attachment 2256554

Now we all know that light likes to travel in straight line and when it means some medium it reflects and refracts. Now in a normal eye the light passes straight to our retina and makes the image but in an eye with myopia and floatersl light will hit these floaters and spread causing the ominous GLARE. And unfortunately this thing tends to increase with age just like greying of hair or wrinkling of skin.
Now coming to remedies. As told earlier we can only reduce it to an extent and not eliminate it. So how do we go about it.
1.Have a regular ophthalmic examination preferable yearly till 60 and then half yearly later on.
2. Always wear the correct prescribed spectacles, even a minor error can make vision disturbed and cause trouble.
3. Buy lenses or eye wear from reputed brands, they are expensive but also come with meticulous and strict QC.
4. Clean your eyewear with the cloth specifically provided. They maintain the electrostatic charge of the glasses and prevent scratches of the anti glare coating. Never use solvents like alcohol handrub. Use only plain soft water.
5. Maintain good hydration, eyes are nearly 90% water and dehydration effects eyes as badly as the body. You can also use artificial tear drops which lubricate the eye ball and prevent burning and dryness specially when we drive at night. Refresh tears is a common and good brand. They have no side effects usually.
6. For driving specifically buy good quality lenses. As mentioned above I use the Carl Zeiss Drive Safe. Costs around 5K just for the lenses, my power being negative 2. You get it in all Titan Eye Plus Stores. They all have a much more costlier version from Carl zeiss costing nearly 20k which as per the optician is 50% better than the drive safe.
The drive safe come with an inscription on the lenses as seen above.
7. Polarized glasses are a blessing specifically during the day. They act by making the light rays come streamlined and reduce glare a lot. Never use ray ban at night but have heard you do get polarized eye glasses abroad which cost a lot. Would be interesting to hear some reviews.
8. Always have a spare eyewear in your car. More so when you drive at night. You will never know when you need it. Driving with glare with poor eye sight is a deadly combo.
From the vehicle point of view
1. Avoid driving at night specifically on single lane highways as much as possible
2. If your car is 3-4 years old contemplate changing the windshield. They are just like our eye glasses but face much more abuse thanks to our climate pollution water and washes. Swirl marks on the glasses disperse light a lot. We recently bought a new Tigor EV (trying to write an ownership review) and driving it is a pleasure at night because the glass is so clean. Where as my 6 year old Baleno has suffered a lot and is showing up. Thinking of changing the wind shield.
3. While driving at night, avoid looking into the on coming light. Have an upright seat as it changes the angle of light hitting our eyes compared to the laid back driving style. Use low beam and fog lamps and try to focus on your left corner more. Drive slower than usual. Gives you more time to react and also for your eyes to adjust.
4. Never use wiper unless absolutely necessary. Water and the dust makes a grimy mixture which worsens the glare.
5. I have noticed that using colin glass cleaner helps a lot.. I use it both from outside and inside before a long journey.

So here is my two bits that I know, have learnt and experienced which hopefully benefits one and all.
Hope it helps.
Drive safe everyone.

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[adisan]

Originally Posted by nitro_xlr8r

I wore my RayBan Wayfarers the entire trip.

Once I had to ride my bike after losing my regular wraparound driving glasses. I used my Reebok polarized glasses. Was surprised that it completely negated the effect of glaring headlights from oncoming vehicles. Later I researched and found that polarization helps eliminate the horizontal light rays, which cause the glare. Hence it is so popular with pilots and sailors.

My glass has medium colored tints, but it was ok for city riding and also I ride my bike at a very sedate pace. I have never used it at night when driving my car. For night driving, the best might be to find a clear/white/transparent glass with polarization.

[IP_Man]

Polarisers etc. are OK in day time but at night they will certainly reduce glare and also vision. We are living in India, any damn thing can cross road without any warning be it animal, human, bullock cart, damaged or no reflector trucks etc. Why to put yourself in danger?

Some trucks make illegal alteration in the headlight i.e. when one beam goes up other goes down and vice versa. So headlight dipper is out of question.

If possible, consider a SUV that has higher seating position. Keep windshield squeaking clean. Adjust headlight to give you comfortable illumination. Some drivers keep high beam at higher position so most of the headlight intensity is wasted and you gain nothing. High beam hotspot must fall slightly ahead that of your comfortable braking distance at normal speed.

Last but not the least if the car infront of you is not switching to low beam, it will be hazardous to switch to low beam because you are already blind by the glare and and switching to low beam will drastically reduce vision as your pupils are narrowed due to bright light. If both approaching car switch to low beam then it becomes comfortable for both the drivers but stupid drivers are in abundance in India.

[AROO7]

Originally Posted by jasjotbains

Can anyone suggest something on similar lines, preferable tried and tested? Spectacle lenses is unlikely since I'm already wearing blue filter spectacle lenses for my extended screen time.

TBH a good ophthalmologist is the right person to ask questions about eyewear.

But I can give you a couple of other suggestions that you should ponder upon for tackling this issue-

1. i10 is neither safe plus the seat height is low. A recipe for disaster. Period! If budget permits get a car or take something on the highway that has a higher seating position.

2. Avoid driving at night if possible. Or schedule your drive in such a way that you reach your destination before dusk.

3. Whenever a vehicle comes from the opposite side with high beams try to look on the road in front but slightly away from the oncoming headlight.

4. Take frequent breaks while driving and give some relaxing time to your eyes. If possible get some eye drops prescribed for dry eyes and use them when you take such breaks.

5. Keep your windshield and the blue-light filter spectacles clean as any amount of dust on them will only scatter the oncoming light more.

[som9729]

Originally Posted by jasjotbains

Hi
Can anyone suggest something on similar lines, preferable tried and tested? Spectacle lenses is unlikely since I'm already wearing blue filter spectacle lenses for my extended screen time.
Thanks in advance!

Quality of the bluelight matters.
Point to consider.

Something from a more established company like Lenskart, is very different from a local shop, whose materials might be different.

I use LK's blue light coating on my glasses, and found driving to be perfectly fine. Both Highway/city

Also when someone's high beams are blinding you, then you too should switch to high beams, and look at the area to the left of the oncoming vehicle's headlights.

Never focus at the oncoming car's headlights, that'll completely blind you

Point being that when your high beams are ON, then you will be able to make out any movement/reflection of objects/people directly in front of you, even when being blinded by the oncoming car/truck.

That's what I do.
But such stuff takes practice. Kindly avoid initial practice at high speeds.

Initially try it in your own garage (if you have 2 cars) or with a friend etc.

[Aravind_M92]

I drive in a place with single lane highways mostly. And being a rural area in the foothills, you do get the picture!
There are headlamps with high beams constantly turned on and there there are those huge additional lamps and again those godforsaken LED bar lights. Trust me, all I see is a blinding light and nothing else! The roads here are marked very well with cats eye which are the only guiding markers on the highway. But these lights are so powerful that even those are invisible!
I do try to avoid driving at dawn and dusk for the reasons. Late nights when it's mostly heavy vehicles traffic, is relatively safer in my opinion. Atleast those drivers have the sense to use lights properly. Few of the things which I did made a difference

- Got a 3M CR70 film for my windshield as soon as I got my
car. The anti glare is still holding up and is quite useful.

- I use Polarised Ray Bans for my day time driving. Makes a huge difference when driving towards east during sunrise and West during sunset.

- I bought a anti glare glasses from Titan, ( sold for laptop usage) which does help with reducing the glare during those unintended night drives.

- Make sure my Windshield is clean even if the car is dirty. Clean means proper soap water wash to Remove and grease or dirt.

I need opinion on the yellow tinted glasses on for night driving. Has anyone tried that out?

[audioholic]

For both me and my dad the solution was a decent headlight upgrade, eye checkup and good lenses. I dont use Zeiss drive safe but a Zeiss Blue cut lens and so does my dad. Both of us have power <1.0 either side but for me I have cylindrical vision. Its very difficult for me after dusk to drive without glasses. However now with all the above measures and as well as a 100% clean windshield, I have been able to comfortably drive at night and maintain good speeds. My dad too who started to reduce night driving got back to comfortable night drives after getting his glasses. Earlier he would complain that the headlights arent sufficient and so. Now since my dad and I wear glasses and drive at night, my mum who also has very negligible short sight and never wears glasses now complains that the headlights arent sufficient and she cant see well from the passengers seat

So the formula I have discovered is a decent headlight upgrade(need not be the brightest) + eye checkup + a good pair of anti glare lens(not the lenskart types only Zeiss/Essilor) + a sparkling clean windshield is what is needed for comfortable night drives, irrespective of the speed you do. After eye glasses for me its like SD TV v/s HD TV type of difference especially at night But I have been wearing this from at least a decade.

[AKSarkar1]

Long story short- IMHO eyewear, lenses or any other proven ophthalmologically tested solution is the way to go. Please bear in mind I am no expert, just speaking from my personal experience.

I am not sure how safe or practical some of the suggested options are i.e. visors are. Tints aren't that much of an effective alternative either, you would really have to tint your glasses dark to block the glares (50% transmission tints or darker) and needless to say this will land you in trouble with the cops.

All the best and wishing you glare-free drives ahead!

[adisan]

Originally Posted by Aravind_M92

I need opinion on the yellow tinted glasses on for night driving. Has anyone tried that out?

Was using the wraparound glasses with yellow tints for bike riding. Does not cut the glare. But the visibility was fairly good for both day and night riding.

[callmeneo]

Has anybody tried the anti glare windshield tints from 3m.heard a lot of good things about it. Costs around 17k for an i10 windshield..you can maybe try exploring this..

[viggy_81]

I struggled with this as well and I also wear prescription glasses. If your prescription glasses have minor scratches they tend to disperse light which causes the glare. I use my prescription sunglasses to drive at night which helps tremendously. Keep a new pair of prescription glasses slightly tinted which helps cut out glare and be very careful in cleaning it not to leave minor scratches.

I take out my old Ford endy for night drives and the high seating nulls out most high beam glare. I also upgraded to bi xenon fogs with low and high beam hid. I blast anyone right in the face if they don’t turn off their high beam.