Too bright car headlights ARE dazzling drivers, government study finds

Too bright car headlights ARE dazzling drivers, government study finds

A new TRL study funded by the DfT has found that glare can be objectively linked to bright lights.

Headlight glare a ‘genuine issue’ for 96% of driver

A new report commissioned by the Department for Transport has found that 96% of drivers believe headlight glare. The survey questioned 1,850 motorists with 97% saying they have been distracted […] The post Headlight glare a ‘genuine issue’ for 96% of driver first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.

New UK study is first to confirm headlights getting brighter, potentially affecting safety

A new study from the UK’s TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) has provided the first objective evidence that excess glare from modern vehicle headlamps is a phenomenon on UK roads, not just driver perception, recommending public information campaigns and new approaches to vehicle design. The Department for Transport (DfT) funded the new research that has combined over 50 hours of on-road data collection using a car instrumented with luminance ca…

Brighter headlights more likely to cause glare for drivers

That’s according to new research from consultancy, TRL Brighter vehicle headlights are more likely to cause glare for drivers of oncoming cars, a Government-commissioned study has found. Consultancy TRL, which conducted the research, said it shows vehicle lighting is a “genuine issue”. The study involved more than 50 hours of on-road night-time testing by a car fitted with a camera detecting headlight luminance – the amount of light being emitte…