"Night blindness"?

[DMNTD:Me]

Must add again that this is not only a problem for me when it's raining...it's simply a night time thing. Maybe it's just the monsters I'm scared of,not too certain at this stage.
I'm really trying to find out how others deal with it.

Go faster and the rain will fly off your visor. And the oncoming cars won't be oncoming for quite as long.

You are a poor influence on such an impressionable chap as myself.

400km communte?

No...commute I work in Whangarei

Fatigue perhaps then? I dunno, just trying to think of shit...

Nope not a fatigue issue Col...and I have no issue re thinking or talking shit

[Jeaves]

Yep I will be getting myself an eye check however I've always had this issue....it is not a new thing however since I've been doing the 400km commute to work recently it's really come to light.

I have the same issue . Headlights tear my eyes to shit , cant see very well on open unlit roads esp if its raining , cant see the white roadmarkings in the rain , sometimes i cant tell which way the road turns until almost the very very last moment whilst raining.

Went and had my eyes checked , slightly short sighted and was prescribed glasse's (fixed some blurs). However my vision is fine enough that i Legally dont have to wear them whilst riding etc (my eyes are more or less ok)

So to solve the problem I dont ride/drive at night on open roads when raining , occasionly do if not raining but at a snails pace. Around town/motorway/lit roads is normally ok.

[DMNTD:Me]

I have the same issue . Headlights tear my eyes to shit , cant see very well on open unlit roads esp if its raining , cant see the white road markings in the rain , sometimes i cant tell which way the road turns until almost the very very last moment whilst raining.

Went and had my eyes checked , slightly short sighted and was prescribed glasses (fixed some blurs). However my vision is fine enough that i Legally don't have to wear them whilst riding etc (my eyes are more or less ok)

So to solve the problem I don't ride/drive at night on open roads when raining , occasionally do if not raining but at a snails pace. Around town/motorway/lit roads is normally ok.

Wow....bang on mate!! Tell me...do you wear them at any other stage too?

[Matt Bleck]

Wow....bang on mate!! Tell me...do you wear them at any other stage too?

When I'm riding at night and have cars approaching i look down at the white line to the left of my lane, this isn't always possible on some back roads tho.

I also got a problem with being dazzled by road signs at night, i find I have to dip my lights alot of the time.

[hXc]

You are a poor influence on such an impressionable chap as myself.

Well, it works for me. Just thought I'd give ya some real life experience.

[DMNTD:Me]

Well, it works for me. Just thought I'd give ya some real life experience.

Cheers man 'cause I'm completely lacking in life experience

[Jeaves]

Wow....bang on mate!! Tell me...do you wear them at any other stage too?

Everynow and then i wear them to sharpen up images and letters if im doing something for a long period of time if they are handy to me (hell i dont actually know where they are at the moment) but i can still read ok without the glasse's if you know what i mean . During daylight my eyes are as good as the next man's.

[hXc]

Cheers man 'cause I'm completely lacking in life experience

Well yeh. Lived in a sheltered upbringing in the quiet area of Northland. Can't have got out much, nothing to do eh?

[Drew]

Get some yellow glasses, specially made for driving at night. They work mint, brighten everything up, but not oncoming lights. Dunno what they're called, or what trickery is involved to make 'em work, but good reviews from people I trust. I dont have any trouble at night, so never needed to test them.

[MyGSXF:Me]

Another idea is to get a kick arse bulb for ya headlight.. 'Xenon' (sp?) is one brand that I know of.. there may be others that are brighter/better..

[DMNTD:Me]

Another idea is to get a kick arse bulb for ya headlight.. 'Xenon' (sp?) is one brand that I know of.. there may be others that are brighter/better..

Already done x4 on the ZX14. I'm fine if I have the lights on high beam....christ,everyone in a 5km radius is fine!
It's really just the approaching cars and/or rain whilst on low beam due to other cars/bikes on the roads.

Get some yellow glasses, specially made for driving at night. They work mint, brighten everything up, but not oncoming lights. Dunno what they're called, or what trickery is involved to make 'em work, but good reviews from people I trust. I dont have any trouble at night, so never needed to test them.

Noice...I think that they are used for shooting and maybe pilots wear them too.

Well yeh. Lived in a sheltered upbringing in the quiet area of Northland. Can't have got out much, nothing to do eh?

Heh...if only you knew the truth

[Goblin]

Another idea is to get a kick arse bulb for ya headlight.. 'Xenon' (sp?) is one brand that I know of.. there may be others that are brighter/better..

Jen...it's Italian.
Fried spaghetti anyone??

[Xaria]

I have the same thing, on the bike or in a car, after a bright light such as an oncoming car it takes me a couple of seconds to readjust. I just really avoid night driving and when I do I am an utter nana - even more than normal.

[Matt_TG]

Do you have halo/star/glare problems, or difficulty differentiating between various shades of dark?

I wore glasses / contacts for 23 years and had mostly good night vision. Late last year I had Lasik surgery and my night vision after that for a few months was crap - due to the pupil enlarging at night and it expanding beyond the radius of where they did the cut, which refracted the light.

Now, 7 months later the night visions fine again, mainly due to the scar healing.

Today I had a full on Opthalogical test and they tested contrast sensitivity and glare, dark, light stuff. The optometrist was pretty clued up on not only the technical things as to why eyes work but seemed pretty much into the neurological side of things - meaning he is into correcting problems without using glasses, training your eyes etc. He picked up something with me that no optometrist had ever told me about one eye doing weird things and when he told me what it could result in (stiff neck and headaches) he was spot on. It's not a problem to be worried about but I now am aware of it and can do things to avoid the symptoms.

It could be worth looking into.

Details:

Vision Development Centre
Thomas Road
Hamilton
Paul Dickson
Phone: 07 853 2403

Hope this helps

[MyGSXF:Me]

Already done x4 on the ZX14. I'm fine if I have the lights on high beam....christ,everyone in a 5km radius is fine!
It's really just the approaching cars and/or rain whilst on low beam due to other cars/bikes on the roads.

crikey.. 4!!?? that's greedy!

I think night riding is the bane of many motorcyclists lives we are supposed to look up & look forwards, & set our lines & brake before we enter the corner blabla... but when ya can't blaady SEE the corner.. wtf are we sposed to do!!!??? sounds like you are doing/have done bout all ya can do Chris.. maybe the eye test may show something... worth a crack anyway!

Also keep an eye on the markers on the side of the road & chevrons etc indicating corners

Jen...it's Italian.
Fried spaghetti anyone??

oh yeah... forgot bout that..