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The bright-in-your-eyes headlights (oncoming or following you) are a problem, especially oncoming on curves. I learned early to follow the outside lane marker w
by sethammons 4y ago
The bright-in-your-eyes headlights (oncoming or following you) are a problem, especially oncoming on curves. I learned early to follow the outside lane marker with my eyes, effectively taking my eyes off the road to avoid getting temporarily blinded.
My wife suggested a fun tech solution: night vision and making all lights less bright. Kind of a fun idea: a slight glow or dim lights so you can still see vehicles unaided, but a full night vision windshield or glasses and no more too-bright-to-see lights.
- EthicalSimilar 4y agoMost newer vehicles have automatically dimmed rear view mirrors to prevent this issue from vehicles behind you.
- SAI_Peregrinus 4y agoBut not auto-dimmed side view mirrors, so it sometimes doesn't help if the following car is in an adjacent lane.
- sethammons 4y agoThe auto-dimming rear view mirrors are great
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- potamic 4y agoYou don't even need night vision. Your eyes adjust to low light and can actually see better when the peak brightness is low. It's ironical that all the solutions we come up with to aid night driving involve increasing the brightness, whereas we should be doing exactly the opposite. I once drove on a stretch of highway that used reflective paint for the lane markers. My feeble beam could light them up better than any HID could. It was very relaxing to drive in the dark and never once did you have to strain to make sure you can see the road. I think this is really the future of night driving.