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Emile

(31,473 posts)

18. My eyes get tired at night. I find a safe place

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 09:37 AM

Dec 16

to pull over, like a get on ramp shoulder. I close my eyes and rest for ten to fifteen minutes and I'm good to go. If I don't do this I will fall asleep at the wheel. It's staring at headlights all night that make your eyes tired. Retired truck driver.

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Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars [View all] usonian Dec 5 OP

"Yes, they are blindingly bright..." dchill Dec 5 #1

The reason I can no longer drive in town after dark. sinkingfeeling Dec 5 #2

I hate them. jimfields33 Dec 5 #15

Yes! Especially if the oncoming vehicle is big like a pickup truck or big SUV Diamond_Dog Dec 5 #3

It used to be, headlights had to be adjusted so the driver's-side pointed down and in . . . Journeyman Dec 5 #4

I thought this was going to be a music video. House of Roberts Dec 5 #5

I heartily dislike light pollution in any form! biophile Dec 5 #6

Dude I cannot drive at night on winding mountain roads at all done FirstLight Dec 5 #7

Foothills. Twisty 2 lane "major thoroughfare" Hwy 49 usonian Dec 5 #9

Doesn't bother me. I just close my eyes and gun the motor. Wonder Why Dec 5 #8

I think I saw you the other night. usonian Dec 5 #10

Only if you saw the car with the million candlepower searchlight on the front bumper. It blocks my view Wonder Why Dec 5 #11

This? usonian Dec 5 #16

pizza guys used to have them. mopinko Dec 6 #17

I think some people get these sorts of super bright headlights just to spite people that piss them off for some SWBTATTReg Dec 5 #12

Some people crave the brightness to make up for their lack of usonian Dec 5 #13

Yes, that too... SWBTATTReg Dec 5 #14

My eyes get tired at night. I find a safe place Emile Dec 16 #18

Stay safe! usonian Dec 16 #19