more mature drivers giving up night driving?

I have given up driving altogether - night and day - and I don't miss it one little bit.

I would use public transport if there was such a thing where I live!! If I didn't drive I would have to rely on taxis every time I wanted to get to the shops, Doctor etc. Although it is a disadvantage not to have a bus service, I wouldn't change the peace and quiet of my rural abode!! - It was great to welcome two of Santa's reindeer in my field this morning, having a rest before their busy night!!

Not all areas have good bus services. We have one an hour and nine after 8 o clock.
My problem with night driving is also the lights and poor road markings.
I’ve tried the yellow glasses you can buy but they only help a little.

And it's not just when you are driving or always at night!
I live in a street of semi detached houses, and my living room is directly opposite the drive of the house on the other side of the road. I spend quite a lot of time sitting on my settee, reading or watching TV, and almost daily am dazzled by the headlights of a very large , and tall family car as it comes out onto the road, because the headlights are in line with my eyes.
It's more than just a night time problem, as there seems to be growing habit of having headlights on during daylight too.

I don't complain, as they are good neighbours and probably have no idea how annoying it is

The yellow Amazon glasses may not be legal but they do reduce glare.

The combination of dazzling headlights, narrow country roads and multiple potholes makes night driving pretty hazardous in rural areas.

Plus those glasses you buy from Amazon are not legal so my optician told me 🤷‍♀️

I won’t drive over the moor at night as it is not lit and , being in a mini, I am dazzled by lights from big cars! However, I have special glasses to try to take away the glare and they do help! I have cut back on night time driving to be honest unless I know the route really well ! No room for complacency though

Where I live there is no public transportation. If you can't drive and don't have anyone you can rely on you stay home.

I think people do dip their headlights, but these new lights are so powerful and often badly aimed and calibrated that it isn't sufficiently dim. Car light problem, not a driver problem.

I have always hated driving in the dark in unlit areas. I obviously have to drive to and from work in the dark seasonly but I’d prefer not to
Not an age thing

Homestead62

These headlights are ridiculous and dangerous. As a car passenger they even blind me and other drivers don't seem to know how to dip their headlights anymore.

From what I am told the car drivers don't need to bother dipping their headlights. Many new cars are fitted with sensors which are supposed to automatically dip the headlights when activated. I sometimes flash my lights at drivers blinding me only to find that their lights are already on dipped. Goodness knows how glaring they are on full beam.

I’m the opposite, I live in the country, and find the country lanes much easier to drive than the town, particularly at night, because you can see cars coming towards you from a way away, as the headlights are visible before the vehicle. I just pull in to the next spot I see and wait for them to pass. City driving at night is harder, there are so many more hazards,

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keepingquiet

Can't people get buses anymore? I think I must live in another country because I love going out at night, whether it is driving locally or using buses and trains to get to town or the nearest city.
I get very frustrated with some friends who won't go out after dark and some of them don't even have cars?

I don't get it at all. I refuse to become a prisoner in my own home!

Not if you live in a rural or semi-rural area - there are no buses!

Urban with rural bits- maybe I am lucky I chose to live in a good place with excellent transport links.

I hate driving in the countryside even in the day time so maybe that's why I chose not to live there...

Me too - given up night-driving

At nighr I only drive familiar local routes. And cautiously!

The anti glare night glasses work for me, also good in bright sun. They fit over your own glasses too. You look a bit like Ali G bug who cares if they work. Look on Amazon. I think my 2 pairs were around £20….a pair now in each car

The glaring lights need changing though I fear we are stuck with them for the foreseeable

I’ve had similar experiences LovesBach, I’m still a confident driver but I find the glaring lights and a vehicle driving far too close to me to stop stressful. That’s doubled if it’s a truck

I have good eyesight and have never had problems driving at night. Recently I endured a bad driving experience, travelling fifteen miles from home to a friend. It was a dark, cloudy night, I was the front car in a queue on winding country roads and rain was lashing down. An SUV behind me was rendering my rear view mirror useless, and the number of similar vehicles coming the other way and blinding me was frightening. I was so shaken when I arrived that someone later took me home and I collected my car the next day. It has put me off driving at night, and although I felt rather wimpish, I discovered that many of my age and younger won't now drive at night thanks to the glaring lights on newer cars.

I had to pick my son up from work at about 6.30pm a few times. It's only a short drive but, with the poor street lighting and the head lights, it's a horrible drive. I'm out of the car before he has time to say "Do you want me to drive home?" when I complained about the blinding he told me that he finds them just as blinding, and he's only in his 40s.

I used a lutein capsule from Amazon. About 90 capsules for £9 and/or Macugold

It is not just older people complaining about being dazzled by modern car lights.
The RAC commissioned a survey on the subject recently. www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/research-reveals-causes-of-headlight-glare/

Bukkie

I started taking lutein after I had a few retinal bleeds which are not uncommon for strong prescription like mine. I am -10 in both eyes. Almost immediately I noticed the clarity and sharpness of colours improved and I haven't had a reoccurrence of the bleeds.

I’ve been taking Maccushield or Macusave for years ever since Michael Mosley recommended them but it hasn’t helped my night driving. Having said that ( touch wood) my eyes haven’t deteriorated over the past few years and I sometimes don’t need new glasses at my eye check up.

keepingquiet

Can't people get buses anymore? I think I must live in another country because I love going out at night, whether it is driving locally or using buses and trains to get to town or the nearest city.
I get very frustrated with some friends who won't go out after dark and some of them don't even have cars?

I don't get it at all. I refuse to become a prisoner in my own home!

Not if you live in a rural or semi-rural area - there are no buses!

You can buy night time glasses. They can also fit over your own specs, I believe.