A new RAC study on motorists’ views of headlight glare has revealed that one in four drivers (25%) who found vehicle headlights too bright were reducing their nighttime driving, while 22% said they wished they could.
Six in 10 drivers (61%) affected by glare reported that the issue had worsened over the past year, while eight in 10 said they struggled to distinguish when some vehicles were indicating.
RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: ‘The fact such a high proportion of people are driving less at night – or wish they could – is remarkable and demonstrates the need for glare to be tackled.
‘We hope our findings prove to be valuable to both industry and government in understanding the effects of dazzling headlights are having on drivers.’
Optician will report fully on these findings in next week’s issue.
