Dazzlingly simple solution to glare
A NEW European study of night-time driving reveals a majority of motorists have been dazzled by glare in their rear view mirrors, caused by the headlamps of following cars.
The study reveals drivers adopt some potentially unsafe - strategies for tackling the issue.
Not surprisingly top avoidance strategy was simply to adjust the position of their interior mirror.
For exterior mirrors, the preferred tactic was to adjust the body position followed by a tilt of the head, but more than a third of drivers admit turning their exterior mirrors down or outward to redirect the glare away from the eyes.
Another technique was to wear sunglasses.
Curiously, twice as many British drivers were likely to use this method compared with drivers from France or Germany.
The technical solution available from carmakers is to offer automatic-dimming mirrors.
Half the participants in the study already had this feature fitted to their cars and were convinced it contributed to safety and helped prevent accidents.
A key finding of the study was that the majority of non-owners were unaware of automatic-dimming mirrors.
Around 19 per cent of new vehicles manufactured worldwide offer an interior automatic-dimming mirror.
For luxury and premium brands of vehicles the feature is typically standard equipment.
4:26pm Thursday 6th March 2008
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