Driving is always a very stressful experience for me and lately it has gotten so much worse
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Polarized glasses help to some degree (as long as they dont darken) However if your windscreen is like that you a) need new wiper blades and b) also need to clean the damn screen inside and out. Also check out the German lighting standards. They're prolly the best in the world. All headlights need to have reflector/diffuser fittings to limit glare.
It's probably not as bad as the US but tbh with how cheap and ubiquotous Xenon replacement kits are and how little people give a fuck about setting their headlights right all the technical prowess in the world does not stop people from flashbanging oncoming traffic permanently because they can't be arsed to do some simple adjustments
Found a pair of cheapo yellow tinted "night driving" glasses at a Walmart that my wife says actually does a little bit to reduce the glare while driving a car. Shit still blinds you but slightly less so the edge of the road is still mostly visible.
Not sure how effective they are outside of a car's windshield though.
I've considered strategically placing a few strips of retro-reflective marine tape on my car just to start counter-blinding people who get too close with poorly aimed headlights.
That picture isn't even as bad as really is.
Don't you love how huge trucks have their lights at EYE FUCKING LEVEL with sedans? Also any time a car hits a bump I panic because I think they're flashing their brights because my taillights are out, but no. LED headlights.
I got a car that came with HID bulbs once. The car was low to the ground and the lights were shrouded and angled properly. They illuminated just the ground in front of you (like 50-100 feet) but came up to the right so things on the shoulder were visible. If you wanted to see everything in front of you that was far away on an unlit road you turned on the high-beams.