Blinding flash

WhILe driving the other night, highintensity headlights hit my rear view mirror and side mirror, blinding me temporarily. I was obliged to put my hazard lights on and to shout out to the driver causing this that I was being dazzled.

Luckily she realised and dropped back. I find I have to do this regularly even though a recent visit to the optician told me my eyes are healthy.

On country lanes, cars with xenon lights, approaching me at speed, tend to blind me. I have to slow down to an almost dangerously slow speed as they often fail to turn down their high beam. I’ve done everything I can to minimise the distraction, purchasing anti-glare glasses and visors and have sometimes chosen not to drive at night purely to avoid being dazzled.

I’m puzzled that even though the highway Code states you shouldn’t dazzle other drivers, these cars do it regularly. On motorways the intense glare from these latest lights makes other less-visible vehicles and road divisions disappear.

I understand that fatal road accidents have increased and the fatalities coincide with the increase in popularity of high definition/xenon lights. Thousands of people have had the same concern, but so far no safety processes have been put into place.

There’s an urgent need to do something about these highly dangerous headlights.

MARY PIPER, address supplied.