Driving alone at night

The chances of anything happening to you on your way home or when you get there is so remote, you are probably more in danger staying at home and making a cup of tea (you could tip scalding water from the kettle all over you)

Headline horrors hit the headlines because they are so rare and anyway, how many involve old ladies driving home in the dark?

I leave outside light on and have lights on timers.

I have a pair of night vision glasses which I can slip over the top of my driving glasses if the glare of oncoming lights is a nuisance - I look a bit daft but I can see better! In my new car, the mirror automatically dims the glare from lights of cars behind me which is really good and I think my windscreen might be treated with some type of finish as the glare does not seem as bad.

I have a lamp in my hall on a timer so when I get home in the dark my house looks welcoming and I don’t have to fumble for a light switch when I get in. I also have a motion light near my door which lights up as I walk to the door so feel quite cafe.

I do get taxis sometimes even in these Covid times if I want to enjoy a drink, I wear a mask, make sure the driver is and then ask him to open his window and my window. They are not all very keen but they do comply and I only make short journeys. I use the same local company and pay through their app so don’t need to exchange money.

For me, it is time to start getting my social life back, it’s not good for my mental health to be isolated for much longer.

If you drive ask your friends to wait up till you have phoned them to tell them you are home safely.

If you are uncomfortable with night driving and going back to an empty house, I wouldn't hesitate to get a taxi (just put your mask on; we have been in several taxis lately and felt quite safe) and ask the taxi driver to just hang on until you have entered the house.

I have more or less stopped night driving because I cannot see well enough at night. It is not glare, but I only feel I can see properly with my headlights on full.

There is nothing wrong with my eyesight for day time driving. I have regular eye checks and and always use my distance glasses. I am legally fully compliant.

Is it the driving, or getting out of your car into an empty house Allsorts?

What's your problem with night driving? I frequently hear people say it's the lights of oncoming vehicles that makes them uncomfortable.