Anyone here wear the yellow or orange-ish night driving glasses?
Ideally I’d like a pair is glass lenses clip ones but I don’t know if they even exist.
Night driving is becoming difficult with the oncoming glare.
BTW I have the beginnings of cataracts but the Dr they aren’t bad enough for surgery.

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I wear prescription sunglasses with polarized lenses.The polarization really helps cut the glare

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I've used them, and you do get an impression of better vision. On the other hand, real scientific studies show quite clearly that they do not actually improve your vision in any way. I believe the science, so I quit using them.

My answer to that is at 76 I don't drive at night any longer. I'll date anyone who is willing to drive

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I am astounded at a simple pair of yellow shooting glasses I bought from an LGS. In overcast conditions, it brightens up everything for me as though it's a clear day. It seems to work well for the limited time of a/m-p/m twilight, also. However, in the dark, they mask far too much light and are not suitable for that.

Night driving is a hazard as we age. Many here are already of that age. Stop driving at night. Period. Your perception is out of whack and that's that.

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Good post and makes sense.

Ask your optometrist or ophthalmologist about getting an anti-reflective coating on your prescription eyeglasses.

Maybe, they could get a clip-on version, but I've never heard of it.

I tried the coating about ten years ago. It made minimal or no difference for me, but may work for others. Perhaps there have been improvements in the coating process since I tried it.

Got it already.

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If the glare bothers you, can't you just close your eyes?

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So many S&W's, so few funds!!

got a pair of prescription amber sunglasses and they work well on over cast days but useless at night. If I don't know the road I will not drive on it at night.

I went to the Helen Keller driving school

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I have had the option of yellow safety glasses for 25 years. They really brighten thing up in snow and haze. They don't do much for me at night.

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Front sight and squeeze

I find the yellow over glasses useful in certain light. My vision is very enhanced at the blue/low UV end of the spectrum because of eye surgeries.

First, heavy rain in bright daylight conditions. Yes, this can be a thing on showery days. The yellow lenses allow me to see the road markings more easily.

Second, at dusk. Somehow, I get better contrast in half light conditions.

Third (and this one is weird), at night on roads with good street lighting. Totally counterintuitive to most, I'm sure, but let me explain what I see. The yellow lenses make ALL the light on the road and signs cast by headlights and street look much the same in terms of color. I find this a great improvement, my eyes/visual perception prefer the even color without patches of vastly different light in my vision.

Now, on roads with no street lights, I cannot say I see any improvement. Sure, the yellow takes the sting out of oncoming LED and HID headlights, properly or badly adjusted. trouble is I feel my forward view is compromised.


As for my perceptions not lining up with science, if all their subjects had eyes with their natural lenses intact, then they were not going to get the same answers as they would with me.

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Well, they do have a Braille option on drive-up ATMs.

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A big part of the problem is headlight’s.

Halogen is most prevalent but terrible. Xenon and LED are the best but more expensive.

23% of 2024 vehicles were rated at marginal for their headlights.

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Yep! Scary!!

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Some make what they think are funny or clever comments. Not good.

Night driving is a real problem and can be a fatal one.

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If you are referring to the tests carried out by Consumer Reports, then IIRC everything except that 23% was rated poor. I have an issue with their expectations, they want to have their cake and eat it. They want a low beam light that will spot a pedestrian at a considerable distance while NOT creating glare for oncoming drivers. You cannot do it under the current USDoT rules on lighting.


The European manufacturers have cracked it with matrix LED lights that can throw different amounts of light in different directions and vary what each headlight is doing. Audi have a system where cameras on your rear view mirror detect oncoming cars and instruct the headlights to reduce light in that direction. That is specifically verboten by the USDoT regulations. Indeed, those regs still require a certain amount of upward 'throw' to illuminate reflective overhead signs. Not exactly Plan A when trying to minimize glare with HID and LED illumination.

When HID lights first came out, the Euro regs were changed to require automatic headlight leveling on HID equipped vehicles. The USDoT actually opposed importation of cars so equipped for a while. I tell you, that organization wouldn't know a good headlight if it fell on them.

I was horrified to discover when I arrived in the US in 1997 that they were still fitting transverse filament, sealed beam lights to new cars. I think we gave that up in the UK about 1986. I fitted a pair of euro spec Cibie Z beam headlights to my '96 Firebird and was asked by passengers where I got the high output bulbs. Thing was the bulbs were the same rating as the sealed beams, but the light was put to far better use.

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I got these from Amazon, originally as shooting glasses. Haven't really tried them for night driving, but they're clip-ons. Available in several shades; I use the darker version as sunglasses over my prescription glasses. The lenses on mine were quite large and I've trimmed mine down with a Dremel. I see they offer a smaller lens one now.

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Never drive faster than you can see

Gave up most night driving awhile back. Doesn't bother me walking, unless on busy road.

It's more like can you see a distance ahead that matches the stopping distance of your vehicle given the extant road conditions. On low beams with no street lighting, that's about 45 mph if the car has good lights, and slower in a truck or SUV because they don't stop worth a damn, at least by my standards.

Then there are the large animals that have a dark coat that sucks light into a black hole. Just ask anyone who has nailed a cow, or especially horses when in a car because most of their bulk is above your natural eyeline.

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OMG, yes! I experienced that on a dirt road at night traveling on reservation land. Luckily, I was doing perhaps 25mph due to the road surface condition. Bossy, and a few companions, just ambled right out in front of me! Scary, LOL.

Recently, I saw the same thing with our wild burros here in the north end of the city. Luckily, the neighborhood was well lit, and the group clearly had 'road sense' to stay over on the shoulder.

I forgot to add that I have taken to using the sun-visor at night, to mitigate the brightness of the tall overhead streetlamps. Give that a try if you are in the city traffic.

I have worn and continue to wear sunglass at night frequently.

Ive also used those yellow shooting glasses and they were allright, but I lost them years ago.

Rain, lights, glare its horrible. I try to just watch the yellow line on the side of the road. Also, super cleaning your windshield and dry buffing to reduce streaking really helps.

Or get a beast of a truck and make your lights brighter than theirs...

I use yellow (blue blockers) clip-ons for night driving. The glare is still there but not as distracting. I can still distinguish blades of grass, just slightly different color. I avoid country roads with a lot of bends at night!

Have about quit driving at night unless in some emergency which I do not have. My eyes Md is putting off the procedure to “ fix” the halo around other lights that mess up night driving. Going to tell her I want it next spring when I see her, and she is good looking too!

My wife doesn't drink and is 8 years younger than me. I guess that was the 2nd choice for a good woman, next to being rich.

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If you're 50 plus and have trouble with glare at night, get checked for cataracts.

I am 71. In the last three years I have had two macular holes (retina) repaired and afterwards cataract surgery on both eyes. Same problem with glare. Worse since cataract surgery as they put in a clear artifical lens to replace the cloudy natural one. For extra $$$ they have tinted ones but don’t know if they help. May want to ask your eye doctor. Sunlight also is very bothersome now. Wear polarized sunglasses even on cloudy days.
I drive as little as possible at night. Good luck moving forward.��

Cataract surgery brought back most of my missing night vision, but six months later, glare is beginning to be a problem again. Yellow lenses have never helped, just cut down on available light. The worst for me is driving in the country in full dark. Moonlight or reflected light from clouds make it much easier, but I often have trouble seeing the road. I am not quite ready to give up night driving altogether, but that time is coming.

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I’m starting to have that problem on my motorcycle in the daytime. I don’t ride at night. I found an eye moisturizer helps some.

I have used sunvisors to block out streetlights since I first learned to drive. In fact, I drive with them down 24/7. I'm not doing air traffic control while driving, so why would I want to look at the sky?

I definitely have what the eye docs call 'reduced accommodation'. My ability to see objects in the presence of strong point sources of light in the same view, like streetlights, is not what I would like it to be. Remove the streetlights with the visor, and I'm good.

Having had eye issues as long as I can remember, I am a bit more diligent about spotting changes in my vision than most of the population. This was brought home to me one night when my buddy was with me as we trundled through a village when a car pulled out of a side road making me brake. The guy then took off somewhat (realizing what he'd done), so did an impression of a cop calling out a plate number of a vehicle he was about to pursue.

My buddy laughed, then asked, "You can read that plate?"
I replied, "Yes, no problem."
There was a pause, then my buddy said, "I couldn't."
Me: "Really...and you ride high power motorcycles."
Buddy, heaving a sigh, "Yeah, I was just thinking about that. I think I need to get my eyes checked."

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Rules for motorcyclists
1] Don't ride when drinking
2] Don't ride at night
3] don't let rule 1 interfere with rule 2

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Absolutely. I used to encounter huge haloes from oncoming headlights when driving at night. I had cataract surgery on both eyes and that reduced the glare down to practically nothing.

I have always been curious about something. Is it true that a certain plant is a pretty good natural cure for a lot of bad things? I honestly don’t think it is good for anything. Seems like they keep trying to push the CBD on us. It’s useless,IMO.

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My night vision actually improved after cataract / lens replacement surgery. So I can drive at night, I just chose not to.

When we go out to eat, we do like Seinfeld's parents and go for the early bird special. I'm not much on going to bars anymore. As for shopping centers, grocery stores, etc., I have plenty of time during the day.

Crime is up in my once super safe rural area. I don't want to be the old guy walking through a dark parking lot who looks like an easy mark.

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Yes, these help tame the brightness of the LED lights. I used them before I had cataract surgery. I still have issues with the halos and brightness, but that's probably from a different eye issue. I'll be buying some new yellow tinted clip-on glasses if I don't find my old ones.

I keep a set with me at all times due to my work schedule(s). I have the full glasses...like a pair of sunglasses...purchased for about $10 from a big box auto parts store. They work absolutely outstandlingly.

I know they USED to make clip on types (that was what I looked for originally) but I haven't seen them in years.

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Right on time, it seems some people in the UK are not enamored with modern headlights.

Headlight glare: Berkshire study to shed light on impact

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I just found these hanging amongst the readers in a local Wally Mart.
I got the rose-colored ones..

Aray – Driving — EYE OJO

Had them on about over 9hrs of darkness last night, and
I had NO eye fatigue. They work!

Same here . Night driving is getting more challenging , especially when it's raining .

I'm not enamored with them here either. Way too bright and too much glare.

Plus in the U.S. there seems to be no interest in focusing them properly.

I waited too long before looking for replacement projectors for my Corvette. Everything has gone LED, which I detest. I would rather keep it stock than do that.

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I bought a new set of eyeglasses that came with everything except leather seats! They worked well against the LED headlights and had a no-glare feature for sunrise or sunset. I wore them at work and the anti scratch feature went bad! Expensive, but they are available. This was maybe 10/13 years ago.

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