I know that this has been discussed previously possibly here, possibly on a Usenet group that sadly has been mostly abandoned due to trollery and the movement of most people to at least lightly moderated fora... I also know that a lot of "as seen on TV" night driving glasses are of dubious benefit.
As an added wrinkle, I wear prescription glasses but not contacts, so if I do acquire something specifically for night driving, it would have to be done through an optician, or at least someone like Zenni or Warby Parker.
The specific issue I have is glare from other motorists. I picked up a new pair of regular prescription eyeglasses yesterday; apparently that prescription was different enough from the one I've been wearing for the last five years or so that by the time I left work to go home (after dark) I had a bit of a headache going. A good portion of the drive was in bumper to bumper traffic on undivided roads, and sadly, my semi-humorous generalizations about the intelligence of Maryland drivers seem to be not that far off the mark. A shocking percentage of motorists had their brights on even though they were traveling at 5 MPH at best and were facing a similar line of oncoming traffic, a reminder flash accomplished nothing in any case. Combine that with the occasional polished metal semi trailer and by the time I got to my destination I was feeling much worse and about ready to drag the next offender out of his car and (5th amendment rights invoked.)
So, the question is, is there anything that can be done eyewear wise to mitigate this glare, since it seems that attempting to get other motorists to comply with the law and common courtesy is a Quixotic pursuit? Would the light from a vehicle headlight tend to be polarized, or is that typically only the reflections off of a reflective surface? I'm thinking of something with a very light tint and polarized lenses, but I just have no idea if that would yield any benefit or if it would be a waste of time and money to experiment.
I do have two pairs of prescription sunglasses, both polarized, but both have a G15 tint making them completely unsuitable for use after dark, even as a quick experiment.
Thanks for any insight!
As an added wrinkle, I wear prescription glasses but not contacts, so if I do acquire something specifically for night driving, it would have to be done through an optician, or at least someone like Zenni or Warby Parker.
The specific issue I have is glare from other motorists. I picked up a new pair of regular prescription eyeglasses yesterday; apparently that prescription was different enough from the one I've been wearing for the last five years or so that by the time I left work to go home (after dark) I had a bit of a headache going. A good portion of the drive was in bumper to bumper traffic on undivided roads, and sadly, my semi-humorous generalizations about the intelligence of Maryland drivers seem to be not that far off the mark. A shocking percentage of motorists had their brights on even though they were traveling at 5 MPH at best and were facing a similar line of oncoming traffic, a reminder flash accomplished nothing in any case. Combine that with the occasional polished metal semi trailer and by the time I got to my destination I was feeling much worse and about ready to drag the next offender out of his car and (5th amendment rights invoked.)
So, the question is, is there anything that can be done eyewear wise to mitigate this glare, since it seems that attempting to get other motorists to comply with the law and common courtesy is a Quixotic pursuit? Would the light from a vehicle headlight tend to be polarized, or is that typically only the reflections off of a reflective surface? I'm thinking of something with a very light tint and polarized lenses, but I just have no idea if that would yield any benefit or if it would be a waste of time and money to experiment.
I do have two pairs of prescription sunglasses, both polarized, but both have a G15 tint making them completely unsuitable for use after dark, even as a quick experiment.
Thanks for any insight!