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[-] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

I thought this was just a Portland thing... "surely everyone can't be that stupid"

My latest pair of glasses have a yellow tint for this very reason

[-] wellee@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I see this more in cities. I feel like people who drive in constantly lit streets, don't understand when to use highbeams, because they never have to.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Are the glasses actually effective? Seems like the effect is controversial and perhaps detrimental.

https://www.healthline.com/health/night-driving-glasses#do-they-work

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

They technically work for me. They make bright lights darker... Because they make everything darker. I can't see anywhere near as good normally while wearing them.

[-] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Conversely... people can't see as well wearing these glasses or having treated windows so their headlights get brighter... this is kind of bananas

[-] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

That's interesting. Mine don't darken at all, if very little. Instead they appear to shift the light, making a white-blue turn green, and turning yellow into orange - almost red. Doesn't help much with glare or light intensity, but the colour change means that those LEDs don't burn into my eyes causing me to see a black spot for a few minutes.

I've heard to keep away from normal " yellow tinted night driving sunglasses" or fishing/daytime polarized glasses, but I don't know the exact science.

[-] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I did it mainly for looks. It's a vanity tint more than anything. The white/blue LED lights are a tinge more yellow and seem less painful, but it's still ridiculous that it's even a consideration

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