Drivers at risk..
The prime desire of most drivers is to safely proceed with the maximum courtesy and consideration to other road users. Advanced motorists and Police drivers are trained in safe, defensive driving techniques to avoid accidents. The key elements are observation, anticipation, hazard awareness and correct road positioning, collectively, these methods form a powerful life saving package.
Anticipatory perception of hazards means
observation of miniscule things, focussing blinding glare and dazzle into
oncoming drivers eyes momentarily masks observation of this safety
critical information.
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Twilight is a particularly critical time when the eye changes from using sensitive cones to rods. Have you noticed in urban areas at twilight how much easier it is to see when vehicles just use their sidelights? But once a car comes along with headlights ablaze, your vision is momentarily destroyed - you have seen the car but perhaps not the child on the pedestrian crossing or the cyclist. It is this effect that we suspect is responsible for the increase in casualties to vulnerable road users. Perversely, as soon as the sun goes down officialdom encourages drivers to switch on headlights although they are not necessary for the driver to actually see with! We have received countless reports about the dangers of these lights, so have both the Government and vehicle manufacturers. reports by expert ophthalmologists and scientists |
 What benefit is this Land Rover gaining by having his headlights blinding your rearward vision? Or this Volvo? |
Extract from a Hella Daytime Running Light advert -
how does beaming light directly into a driver's
eyes improve safety? 
Lightmare are supported by the Driving Instructors Association
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Why has the steady year on year
decline in car accidents halted? |
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