Date:         Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:46:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Owen <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG>
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From:         Owen <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - night vision
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I thought the one eye trick just might work until I read this post. One
exception - Sunglasses at night? This would seem to reduce visibility of
everything else that is outside of a headlight path. I prefer to focus
slightly on the outside line of the lane or road when bright headlights
approach. I can be sure I am as far over as I want to be while monitoring
the high beam driving weirdo for some other erratic behavior.

Owen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - night vision


> >here is a trick an eye doctor taught me:
> >
> >close one eye as an oncoming car approaches,
>
> During which time you don't have binocular vision, have no sense of
> distance, cannot really tell what direction the oncoming car is going
> in and cannot avoid him if he crosses into your lane, or the road
> bends slightly and you fail to see this... BANG
>
> >and open it again after the
> >glare has passed. the temporarily closed eye will remain night adapted.
>
> So wear sunglasses for night driving. Polarizing lenses are of no
> benefit, as the glare is not polarized light.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> 64 (3) 473-8863
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Fossil preparator
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