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Will yellow glasses stop me being blinded ?



In the winter I commute along a canal path, the lights from the other cyclists are blinding at times.



Will yellow glasses stop this, it's too dark for normal sunglasses?










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    Will yellow glasses stop me being blinded ?



    In the winter I commute along a canal path, the lights from the other cyclists are blinding at times.



    Will yellow glasses stop this, it's too dark for normal sunglasses?










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      Will yellow glasses stop me being blinded ?



      In the winter I commute along a canal path, the lights from the other cyclists are blinding at times.



      Will yellow glasses stop this, it's too dark for normal sunglasses?










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      Will yellow glasses stop me being blinded ?



      In the winter I commute along a canal path, the lights from the other cyclists are blinding at times.



      Will yellow glasses stop this, it's too dark for normal sunglasses?







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          No. What blinds you is the relative brightness of the bike lights and the fact that unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face.



          The yellow lenses are designed to increase contrast in daylight. They work by blocking blue light, which is scattered so that it comes from all directions and makes shadows less visible.






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            You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
            – Chris H
            yesterday






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            @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
            – David Richerby
            yesterday






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            "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
            – Jörg W Mittag
            yesterday






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            @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
            – Rider_X
            yesterday






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            The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
            – Carel
            yesterday

















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          Maybe.



          There are claims that ClearSight Night Driving Glasses can help reduce glares from other cars using LED headlights. I'm not sure how much blue light it filters out.
          https://goodsavingtips.com/tech/driving-lossmom-alleng.php



          It's the blue rich LEDs that are more blinding. Some LEDs are better at preserving our night vision such as warm white, yellow, orange, and red. Warmer colours, blue blocking glasses would affect your's less since there's less blue light. More options for warm white LED headlights are online. You can also make one. The nice thing is that your own headlight's reflections would be less blinding so that you can see unlit areas better. This may give you more time to react when animals or people cross the road right in front of you especially when poorly lit.



          If you're using yellow glasses, make sure that some blue light is allowed to pass through as you need to be able to see police car flashers. Also, regular blue blockers can reduce cyan light, making green traffic lights appear dimmer. Green traffic lights seem to use cyan LEDs.






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            The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
            – ojs
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          • I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
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          No. What blinds you is the relative brightness of the bike lights and the fact that unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face.



          The yellow lenses are designed to increase contrast in daylight. They work by blocking blue light, which is scattered so that it comes from all directions and makes shadows less visible.






          share|improve this answer
















          • 6




            You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
            – Chris H
            yesterday






          • 2




            @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
            – David Richerby
            yesterday






          • 5




            "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
            – Jörg W Mittag
            yesterday






          • 2




            @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
            – Rider_X
            yesterday






          • 3




            The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
            – Carel
            yesterday














          up vote
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          No. What blinds you is the relative brightness of the bike lights and the fact that unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face.



          The yellow lenses are designed to increase contrast in daylight. They work by blocking blue light, which is scattered so that it comes from all directions and makes shadows less visible.






          share|improve this answer
















          • 6




            You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
            – Chris H
            yesterday






          • 2




            @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
            – David Richerby
            yesterday






          • 5




            "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
            – Jörg W Mittag
            yesterday






          • 2




            @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
            – Rider_X
            yesterday






          • 3




            The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
            – Carel
            yesterday












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          up vote
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          No. What blinds you is the relative brightness of the bike lights and the fact that unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face.



          The yellow lenses are designed to increase contrast in daylight. They work by blocking blue light, which is scattered so that it comes from all directions and makes shadows less visible.






          share|improve this answer












          No. What blinds you is the relative brightness of the bike lights and the fact that unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face.



          The yellow lenses are designed to increase contrast in daylight. They work by blocking blue light, which is scattered so that it comes from all directions and makes shadows less visible.







          share|improve this answer












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          • 6




            You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
            – Chris H
            yesterday






          • 2




            @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
            – David Richerby
            yesterday






          • 5




            "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
            – Jörg W Mittag
            yesterday






          • 2




            @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
            – Rider_X
            yesterday






          • 3




            The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
            – Carel
            yesterday












          • 6




            You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
            – Chris H
            yesterday






          • 2




            @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
            – David Richerby
            yesterday






          • 5




            "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
            – Jörg W Mittag
            yesterday






          • 2




            @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
            – Rider_X
            yesterday






          • 3




            The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
            – Carel
            yesterday







          6




          6




          You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
          – Chris H
          yesterday




          You're almost certainly right, but the blue component is quite strong in white LEDs, so attenuating that may be helpful. Of course if your own lights or even the street lights are LEDs they will be affected the same, but if you're somewhere with sodium lighting and use halogen lights yourself you could gain.
          – Chris H
          yesterday




          2




          2




          @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
          – David Richerby
          yesterday




          @Nobody If there's anyone else around with a light, you have basically no night vision.
          – David Richerby
          yesterday




          5




          5




          "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
          – Jörg W Mittag
          yesterday




          "unlike legal car lights, many of them are pointing straight at your face." – In my jurisdiction, it would not be legal to have your bicycle lights adjusted like that. The center of the light cone leaving the lamp must be at most half as high off the ground after at most 5m than when leaving the lamp.
          – Jörg W Mittag
          yesterday




          2




          2




          @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
          – Rider_X
          yesterday




          @JörgWMittag you live in a country that actually has regulations regarding bicycle lights, most countries (especially in North America) have no such regulations so bike paths in fall and winter are a bit of a Wild West scenario.
          – Rider_X
          yesterday




          3




          3




          The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
          – Carel
          yesterday




          The problem is worsened by the fact that quite many riders don't seem to care about the adjustment of their front lights. Many lights can also easily be knocked out of alignment by a slight touch of the hand. Mine does, especially when mounted directly on the metal of the bar rather than on a taped part.
          – Carel
          yesterday










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          Maybe.



          There are claims that ClearSight Night Driving Glasses can help reduce glares from other cars using LED headlights. I'm not sure how much blue light it filters out.
          https://goodsavingtips.com/tech/driving-lossmom-alleng.php



          It's the blue rich LEDs that are more blinding. Some LEDs are better at preserving our night vision such as warm white, yellow, orange, and red. Warmer colours, blue blocking glasses would affect your's less since there's less blue light. More options for warm white LED headlights are online. You can also make one. The nice thing is that your own headlight's reflections would be less blinding so that you can see unlit areas better. This may give you more time to react when animals or people cross the road right in front of you especially when poorly lit.



          If you're using yellow glasses, make sure that some blue light is allowed to pass through as you need to be able to see police car flashers. Also, regular blue blockers can reduce cyan light, making green traffic lights appear dimmer. Green traffic lights seem to use cyan LEDs.






          share|improve this answer


















          • 1




            The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
            – ojs
            11 hours ago










          • I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
            – Han-Lin
            8 hours ago














          up vote
          1
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          Maybe.



          There are claims that ClearSight Night Driving Glasses can help reduce glares from other cars using LED headlights. I'm not sure how much blue light it filters out.
          https://goodsavingtips.com/tech/driving-lossmom-alleng.php



          It's the blue rich LEDs that are more blinding. Some LEDs are better at preserving our night vision such as warm white, yellow, orange, and red. Warmer colours, blue blocking glasses would affect your's less since there's less blue light. More options for warm white LED headlights are online. You can also make one. The nice thing is that your own headlight's reflections would be less blinding so that you can see unlit areas better. This may give you more time to react when animals or people cross the road right in front of you especially when poorly lit.



          If you're using yellow glasses, make sure that some blue light is allowed to pass through as you need to be able to see police car flashers. Also, regular blue blockers can reduce cyan light, making green traffic lights appear dimmer. Green traffic lights seem to use cyan LEDs.






          share|improve this answer


















          • 1




            The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
            – ojs
            11 hours ago










          • I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
            – Han-Lin
            8 hours ago












          up vote
          1
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          up vote
          1
          down vote









          Maybe.



          There are claims that ClearSight Night Driving Glasses can help reduce glares from other cars using LED headlights. I'm not sure how much blue light it filters out.
          https://goodsavingtips.com/tech/driving-lossmom-alleng.php



          It's the blue rich LEDs that are more blinding. Some LEDs are better at preserving our night vision such as warm white, yellow, orange, and red. Warmer colours, blue blocking glasses would affect your's less since there's less blue light. More options for warm white LED headlights are online. You can also make one. The nice thing is that your own headlight's reflections would be less blinding so that you can see unlit areas better. This may give you more time to react when animals or people cross the road right in front of you especially when poorly lit.



          If you're using yellow glasses, make sure that some blue light is allowed to pass through as you need to be able to see police car flashers. Also, regular blue blockers can reduce cyan light, making green traffic lights appear dimmer. Green traffic lights seem to use cyan LEDs.






          share|improve this answer














          Maybe.



          There are claims that ClearSight Night Driving Glasses can help reduce glares from other cars using LED headlights. I'm not sure how much blue light it filters out.
          https://goodsavingtips.com/tech/driving-lossmom-alleng.php



          It's the blue rich LEDs that are more blinding. Some LEDs are better at preserving our night vision such as warm white, yellow, orange, and red. Warmer colours, blue blocking glasses would affect your's less since there's less blue light. More options for warm white LED headlights are online. You can also make one. The nice thing is that your own headlight's reflections would be less blinding so that you can see unlit areas better. This may give you more time to react when animals or people cross the road right in front of you especially when poorly lit.



          If you're using yellow glasses, make sure that some blue light is allowed to pass through as you need to be able to see police car flashers. Also, regular blue blockers can reduce cyan light, making green traffic lights appear dimmer. Green traffic lights seem to use cyan LEDs.







          share|improve this answer














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            The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
            – ojs
            11 hours ago










          • I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
            – Han-Lin
            8 hours ago












          • 1




            The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
            – ojs
            11 hours ago










          • I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
            – Han-Lin
            8 hours ago







          1




          1




          The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
          – ojs
          11 hours ago




          The linked page looks like a scam, complete with sob story and obviously photoshopped pictures. Do you have a more credible source?
          – ojs
          11 hours ago












          I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
          – Han-Lin
          8 hours ago




          I guess that's quite likely. The headlights should have been yellower so that so that less time is needed to readapt our night vision.
          – Han-Lin
          8 hours ago

















           

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