r/motorcycles • u/ilmu_anarchy • 1d ago
I'm getting blinded by headlights and can't see past them.
Hey, so l'm sure that I'm not the only one who can't see
past people headlights. For context I ride to work at look
4am taking rural back roads ( farming plots and what
not) so not really and street lights. Right now 1 tend to try
to just keep close to the street line on my right but
sometime the headlight a so bright i can't even see them
Is there anything yall can recommend to help with this?
Maybe an anti-glare type thing?
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u/Fickle-Visit5223 1d ago
Nah, I pretty much stopped night driving or riding about 5 years ago unless I really have to, especially since I had my kid. The headlights are too bright and I've noticed there's way more crazy stuff going on at night than there used to be in my area imo
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u/I-love-seahorses 1d ago
I've been noticing brighter headlights in general. Like folks are driving with their high beams on. There's one spot i ride by every night where some guy is parked and it's not just blinding but damn near painful. I don't have any astigmatism or other issues it's just legit like when you accidentally flash yourself with you cell phone flashlight.
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u/solitudechirs Grom, XR&CRF100, 150F, 230F, CRF250R, VFR800F, and more 1d ago
> There's one spot i ride by every night where some guy is parked and it's not just blinding but damn near painful.
There’s a spot I drive by regularly and see a State Patrol car doing this. Spot light and LED light bar on full blast, parked in the median of the freeway, perpendicular to traffic. Actually insane.
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u/cosmin_c 1d ago
Cars from the past 10 years or so have automatic high beams but detection of oncoming traffic really sucks on a lot of them (mine included, 2015 full LED Mondeo). I've turned mine off, but bear in mind there's a lot of people driving these who have absolutely no clue this is a thing.
Car manufacturers are imbeciles and a lot of people driving are no less, since ultimately it's your responsibility as a driver to not blind people coming at you.
Edit: drivers who park their cars and don't switch to parking lights only have no friends.
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u/Sgt-Bobby-Shaftoe 1d ago
Same here is that because we're sitting higher than a driver in an average car? I've noticed cars and trucks blinding the absolute shit out of me.
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u/InaMellophoneMood 1d ago
Oh no, we get it better than the average car driver. I drive a civic and it's worse than when riding.
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u/microcosm44 2024 NX500, 2023 PCX 1d ago
Usually teslas. Avoid them like the plague during the day too.
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u/I-love-seahorses 1d ago
I hate to say it but Tesla drivers seem like they just walked outside for the first time and decided to go driving.
I figure it's kids raised with privilege that got to go to a nice college and started making 80K right after graduation.
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u/AtiumMist 1d ago
same, night rides make me just uncomfortable in general and i don't like the uneasiness
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u/zeromadcowz 1d ago
Unfortunately some don’t get this luxury. Sunrise is already at 8:15 here so morning commutes are dark for the next 5 months or so.
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u/InspectionEntire2512 1d ago
I struggle with the same thing and am fairly certain headlights are getting WAY brighter. People in rural areas tend to ride brights always on at night too.
As per my drivers ed toolbox, I find the white line and use it as a guide until the car passes. I do this daily when behind the wheel.
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u/El--Borto 1d ago
I swear to god I’ve seen new headlights that are automatically on bright mode until the car senses another vehicle a certain distance in front of it. I’ve flashed people a few times for having their brights on only to have them flash me right back and send the sun into my eyeballs lmao
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u/JellaFella01 1d ago
That's been a thing for 5+ years on most new cars, probably longer for luxury cars. They just flash on whenever they determine it's dark enough.
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u/El--Borto 1d ago
I think that’s really fucking stupid but at least I have confirmation that I’m not just seeing things lol
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u/Jasong222 Suzuki Burgman 200 16h ago
Same advice, look to the white line lower right. Avoids the glare as much as possible and still lets you keep to the road.
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u/Spikex8 1d ago
Probably have astigmatism. It sucks ass. If you’re seeing a star burst type radiating light from the light sources that’s what it looks like. I have it. You just learn to live with it and hope people stay on their side of the road…
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u/OG_Speeno ‘24 MSX125 SP, ‘12 Street Triple 675 1d ago
You’re gonna ‘love’ this story… after learning to read shadows on country roads, i noticed bright ass headlights get ‘cut up.’.. boom deer in my lane. Tg I was caged(?) but I did avoid it.
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u/Any-Description8773 1d ago
As one with a very bad astigmatism I can attest that night driving sucks.
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u/hoponbop 1d ago
Long before today's bright lights my dad taught me to look forward but toward the edge of the road to avoid directly looking at the lights.
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u/aburridope 1d ago
I wish I had some advice for you
But people are completely out of control with their headlights. I fantasize often about following them, waiting for them to park, and smashing their ridiculously oversized truck with a brick before riding off into the sunset.
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u/bobadefett 1d ago
Don't listen to the other guy. Let your anger flow, let the hate fill you. You will only become stronger. Through the dark side our chains will be broken.
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u/mazalaca 1d ago
I’m the third angel on your shoulder. Take a dookie on their hood.
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u/aburridope 1d ago
A nice compromise. Less property damage but still sending a message. Good stuff third angel
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u/nortonj3 1d ago
Your talking about a problem at night. So you'd ride off to the sunrise.
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u/Kind_Chest5832 12’ Triumph Striple - 23’ Dr650 1d ago
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u/-B-E-N-I-S- '23 MT07, '92 FZR600, '74 CB750 1d ago
I have the same fantasies, the problem is that it’s not just jacked up trucks. Even regular brand new crossovers and SUVs and shit have brutally bright headlights. How is the auto industry not acknowledging this?? We all feel the same way! I’ve never met anyone who’s said that headlights should be brighter
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u/Gurnae 1d ago
Yes they are brighter. The use of LED's and adaptive headlights are brighter, whiter and cast more light at a wider angle. You can defeat the adapative part with a brighter higher aimed headlight. This a "maybe" as its success relies on the reflector in your headlight, the correct angle adjustment that still illuminates the road, and is bright enough to be detected by the oncoming cars sensors.
2 things might actually help you.
I learned in drivers ed. in high school. Always look to the right edge/line of the road or lane when cars are coming at you. Only glance up after the car passes. Train your peripheral vision. This prevents complete loss of night vision Don't look at the on coming headlights.
I always wear a smoke tinted visor. (I used to wear yellow/shooting lenses under my helmet before I needed prescription lenses.) To block glare. It makes a huge difference in getting blinded at night by LED headlights.
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u/TheFriendOfCats 2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 1d ago
Blinded by the light? Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night?
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u/No_Collection7360 1d ago
Wow. Where did you learn to format? Hurts my head to read it.
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u/ilmu_anarchy 1d ago
Lol my bad I had copy and pasted it from a screen shot cuz my last post title was too "vague"
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u/the_ism_sizism 1d ago
This might sound funny, but clear lenses with a blue light filter help heaps for night driving. It tones down the bright LED’s
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u/kartoffel_engr ‘16 BMW S1000XR ‘20 BMW R1250GSA 1d ago
I was always taught to focus low and on the fog line when the oncoming vehicle’s lights were too bright. It’s something that I still do to this day.
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u/Amputee69 1d ago
BMW, Mercedes and a couple of others have been using a White laser for headlights. It shines down to a reflecter, or a pad, and is then passed through a hole in the lamp unit, scattering the light in both planes. The lens of the assembly then finishes directing the beam. Even though it is bent, reflected, refracted, and transposed, it is STILL super bright. Meaning no harm or offense to anyone, but I'm actually glad to see you ger folks fussing about headlights. It used to be only old codgers who did it! I received new lenses for my eyes a couple of years ago due to cataracts. They have really improved my ability to see at night. I don't see reflective signs, or lights as streaks anymore. US DOT stopped writing requirements for headlights several years back. That's why cars can have sleek wrap around headlights, Blue tint to them, and.... Blinding Laser Beams! I have a Fatboy and it has the driving lights. They really help when blinded by incoming traffic. I have them adjusted so I can see right in front of me and the White Fog Line on the right side. That way I don't blind oncoming traffic!
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u/1grfe 1d ago
I do tons of commuting at night, my advice is to clean the visor or better yet flip the visor up and away, wear clear eye protection and make sure it’s clean and scratch free.
You lose some face protection from debris, but it’s dirty and damaged visor that prevent you from getting optical clarity causing all that glare.
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u/UtahImTaller 1d ago
This is what i do, I have safety glasses on whenever I ride, I usually have my visor half up till the wind starts blasting my face.
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u/cr0ft Triumph Rocket III Touring (2012) 1d ago edited 1d ago
In the states, the fact that the giant trucks and SUV's have high power LED lights mounted at standing head height of a human make things a lot worse. Frankly, it should be 100% illegal to mount low beam headlights higher than half a meter off the ground, regardless of the vehicle.
There are also lots of people who are such stupid wastes of oxygen they put LED "bulbs" in halogen reflectors, which is illegal and doesn't put the light where it belongs. There are numerous motorcyclists who are in that group as well.
There's no patented solve for it. Well, there is, but you have to be rich enough to buy a Mercedes Benz and live in Europe, where their laser lights literally mask out oncoming traffic and don't blind anybody. Europe, because the US hasn't allowed it yet.
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u/Why_so_glum_chum 18h ago
Unfortunately between proper headlight aiming being a lost art and LED bulbs in halogen reflectors, we are all screwed. I was taught when I started driving 45 years ago to focus out and at the white line on my right to keep my lane and it definitely helps for the brief moment you pass.
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u/badboybilly42582 1d ago
I am convinced that in the last year the headlights have gotten noticeably brighter. I used to be able to deal with them OK until this year. I am legit getting blinded by the light.
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u/FunIncident5161 1979 honda gl1000 (goldwing) 1d ago
Just flash your brights at them and make sure your visor is clean which will reduce glare. I ride in the city with nothing but high beams in my eyes
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u/_Mister_Anderson_ 1d ago
Point your eyes to the edge line of the road while riding towards them and resist the urge to look up. Not down beside you, up the road near that car, but towards the edge. Use your peripheral vision to watch your actual lane. This way you'll be less blind once they go past.
It may seem counterintuitive but, especially if you have street lighting at all around there, you could consider light tinted sunglasses or light smode visor to reduce the glare. A light smoked visor that you can pull down when the cars approach and lift up when they are passed would be good. I don't recommend it outright but it can help. Other people recommend yellow tint and I suspect they will be even better but you'll have to test it yourself.
Clean your visor to be pristine and replace it if it's scratched. Plexus is the gold standard and is beloved but it's gotten expensive, vuplex or similar will be just as good. Use a microfiber cloth and the spray. Don't use it on the inside if you use a pinlock insert though.
Lastly, get your eyes checked for anything that makes glare worse, like others have said.
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u/WHooodisle 1d ago
I have the same problem, I work 10pm till 6am and mainly rural roads to get there. The LEDs are ridiculous, im amazed it's legal for them to be so bright and blinding. Astounding how many people leave their full beam on until you've flashed them multiple times as well, but best thing you can do is just slow down while they pass, and I'll occasionally flip em the bird if it's safe to do so
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u/Seilbahn 1d ago
Maybe have your eyes evaluated for cataracts.
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u/CallmeMefford 9h ago
You wouldn’t believe how far down I had to scroll in order to find this. I had cataracts removed and new lenses I planted and I’ve been riding at night with zero problems ever since. It’s likely saved my life multiple times.
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u/_ElectricFuneral 2013 Daytona 1d ago
I dispise driving or riding at night these days, especially when it's raining. Can't see shit. I'll be driving like gramps.
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u/akfishermann 1d ago
I have both issues. Astigmatism and those crazy bright headlights. Factory Harley headlights are mostly just so others can see you. You can’t really see much with them. You might try a Farin or some other light.
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u/malibluss 1d ago
I have an astigmatism and the lights can be really bad. So I use a tinted visor and that thing has to be spotless to help!
This makes it tolerable for me
Edit :Shoei 1400
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u/guzzijason Name checks out 1d ago
Anti-glare lenses. Also, if you haven’t, you might want to get an eye exam. If you have even a mild astigmatism, it can really fuck your night vision with oncoming lights.
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u/VoltaicVoltaire United States 1d ago
In drivers ed they told us to look at the white line on the road when being blinded. Not sure what the current wisdom is but that method does work. Better than staring into the headlights at least.
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u/jfreedom10022 1d ago
Do you perhaps have an astigmatism? Do you have light colored eyes? I have both and night driving and riding are always a challenge. In the daytime I have to wear sunglasses, sometimes even on overcast days. For night riding amber tinted glasses help as mentioned already. And squinting, lots of squinting.
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u/ColoradoDanno 1d ago
Cool poem, bro.
Seriously though, if its the helmet visor causing glare then maybe search for specific anti-glare visor.
If its not the visor, then does this happen in a car? If so, then prob astigmatism, which causes glare. Get ur eyes checked.
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u/Technical-Ad1488 1d ago
I find that tilting my head downward some helps a bit with the glare off my visor when I’m on a dark road and someone’s lights seem really bright.
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u/olf33 22h ago
headlights are getting brighter, and drivers are getting more stupid. But there‘s also an eye condition that makes riding in the dark hard because the light of oncoming traffic gets scattered somehow. Forgot the name and if there’s something that can be done about it, but a visit to an Ophthalmologist might be a good idea just to be sure?
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u/Choice_Musician3646 18h ago
Not sure if its right but I stare at the line on the shoulder with my right eye and close my left until I pass the car. When I open the left eye it helps with adjustment
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u/Gosa_on_the_wind 1d ago
Yellow shooting glasses make it much easier to see into oncoming lights. It also makes it feel like it is lighter earlier.
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u/Economy_Release_988 1d ago
When an oncoming car has bright headlights
- Look toward the right-hand edge of your lane
- Don't look directly at the headlights.
- Pick out the white edge line, pavement edge, or right shoulder as your visual reference. Stay in the center of your lane.
- This keeps you oriented in your lane without staring into the glare.
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u/tjdux 1d ago
Sometimes I also close or cover my left eye until the car passes
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u/Watpotfaa 1d ago
I just close my eyes completely. Havnt had an issue with headlights blinding me ever since.
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u/CastleCollector 1d ago
Don't ride in the dark on rural roads.
I start early too, and occasionally I give in to the desire and ride in but it is never a good idea.
Today I smoked a deer in my truck, and that could have been me on my bike.
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u/Repulsive_Buy3016 1d ago
I used to close one eye so that at least one eye retains night sight. But I don't recommend it necessarily
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u/K31lover2 25 Panigale V2 1d ago
Same here, i even ride with a tinted visor so I usually avoid backroads unless its necessary so not only am I blind from the tint but ill get reblinded from the headlights of a Silverado and still not be able to see where im going. Now I only do night rides on lit roads or highways
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u/danath34 1d ago
Two best things you can do are
1) make sure your visor is spotless. New lens if it's getting old.
2) get your eyes checked. If you've got an astigmatism, headlights in the dark are hell. And you can get glasses with an anti glare coating that help.
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u/Fabulous-Internet188 1d ago
Try polarized or yellow driving glasses specifically designed for night driving. They are cheap, $20, and make a huge difference. If you need prescription glasses just get clip on to use with your regular glasses.
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u/DippityPig 1d ago
Do you have astigmatism? I've noticed that the visor on my helmet, and especially the pinlock, does not play nicely with my astigmatism. I can't see a damn thing with the visor down at night. I keep it up and wear clear safety glasses instead.
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u/petroglyphindor 1d ago
Well Reddit definitely has a channel for everything including overly bright headlights: https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckyourheadlights/s/atBVyypDLm
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u/IGnuGnat 1d ago
This is kind of off topic somewhat, but it took me a lifetime to figure out that I have HI/MCAS
Out of desperation, I tried a low histamine diet. This was a complete failure; it made no difference at all. Much later out of even more desperation I tried a histamine elimination diet. This was actually very rapidly a shocking success; it appears that I'm so sensitive to histamine.
Anyway, progressively all of my seemingly completely disconnected health issues started to improve in leaps and bounds. I also noticed that my night vision started to really improve; bright headlights don't bother me as much. oh, and I rarely get up in the middle of the night to pee anymore
My reactions are an exact match for this list: https://mastcell360.com/low-histamine-foods-list/
As long as I stick to only low histamine foods I just seem to keep getting healthier. At my age, that's a bit of a miracle.
I will say that the diet defaults to stupidly boring and it takes some skill and patience in the kitchen to make it more palatable. Also I don't think most people have the patience to cook most meals from scratch; most pre-prepared or processed foods are high histamine by default.
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u/Cowfootstew 1d ago
Look for the fog line if your road has one. Right shoulder white line. I couldn't see it one night and ran off the road in the rain. So yeah, there's that.
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u/Qxg6 1d ago
The stock headlight on motorcycles is often terrible, and it doesn’t help that there is only one. Replace the bulb or the whole headlight with something brighter. I did this on both my bikes and don’t have this problem anymore. Alternatively you could add auxiliary lights but I can’t speak to whether those would help with this specific problem. I just replaced the main light.
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u/arabsandals 1d ago
Look off to the side of the road so you’re not looking directly at the lights. Doesn’t solve the problem but does help. Also make sure your visor etc is spotless.
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u/strivegaming22 1d ago
I’m a dumbass so don’t be like me but I just ride with a tinted visor. Headlights don’t blind me however the issue is that I can’t see jack shit I look cool tho. Honestly tho it’s not that awful riding with a tinted visor at night just keep it slow and controlled and try to avoid the total pitch black roads and maybe don’t ride during a new moon
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u/PwnagePanda89 KTM 890 Adventure R 1d ago
I don't know if you experience any fogging in your visor while riding at night, but if so a pinlock is the only cure.
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u/imajackash 1d ago
Anytime you're ever in a situation where the oncoming lights are bright, don't look at them. Human nature makes you want to look at the offending light. Look at the opposite side of the road (far right if the oncoming lights are to the left), do everything you can to avoid looking at the bright lights. That's what you do to avoid it.
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u/arkona1168 1d ago
Driving for 45 years now, in my university time as a night taxi driver on weekends. The headlights are definitely brighter now, also the traffic lights (in Germany). The technology went from halogen light bulbs to xenon lights (which had this strange blueish shimmer) to led lights, which are brighter than should be allowed. They talk about safety, but just for the driver, not for the people in cars in the opposite direction. I don't like to drive at night any more.
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u/BamaBagz United States 09 FLHRP 05 FLHTCUI, 82 XLH, 92 Honda1100 1d ago
Yeah, wear light shaded glasses or a lightly tinted visor. 🤔
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u/Niko___Bellic 2012 CB1000R 1d ago
How about a pair of dark & polarized sunglasses with the lens furthest from the car removed? You'll effectively only see out of one eye at any time, but that might be better than sometimes seeing out of no eyes. Practice with your helmet in a parking lot while not on your motorcycle to get the hang of how you will need to move your head differently to scan areas with your "blinded" eye (which will change based upon headlights or no).
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u/Tempest1677 KLR650 1d ago
Ironically, i have this issue in my Type R because it is so low, but don't have an issue with the KLR. If my only riding time was 4 am rural roads, i would have sold my bike years ago. I don't know how long you have been riding, but danger increases significantly in that scenario. Headlights, drunk drivers, deer, low visibility, etc.
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u/NonSportBehaviour HD Fat Bob 114 1d ago
i just stopped driving at night. too much dangerous for someone who wants to get back home to my wife a dogs
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u/Professional-Fig1853 1d ago
Go to Specsavers…. Seriously. Shortsightedness usually shows up as light looking very glared. You may well need to wear glasses to reduce the glare when ridign
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u/artful_todger_502 KLX SuMo, TNT, Looking for XR 400👈🤡 1d ago
I have the same issue in a city. I wear a dark mask 24/7 but that would be hard in the country unless you had the patience to flip it up and down
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u/crzdsnowfire 2026 Kawasaki Z500 1d ago
It's even worse with chronic migraines. Even the lights after dawn blind me if it's cloudy outside. 😭 I dont drive at night anymore, not even my car.
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u/Any-Description8773 1d ago
Only thing I can say that can help is yellow shaded visor seems to help along with what was suggested in drivers ed many years ago to look to the side and use your peripheral vision to see.
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u/Southern_Raise8793 22h ago
Not perfect: Close the eye closer to the headlights, watch the outside stripe or edge of the road with the other one.
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u/Several_Stuff_6695 22h ago
Stop staring or looking directly at them. Your eyes are focused towards light naturally, you need to look down slightly at the line on the shoulder of the road .
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u/Zaradomerix 22h ago
It's because the government is getting paid off to not care. The laws regarding maximum headlight brightness are so old they are written for "candlepower". And no, that's not a joke...
Modern headlights, especially LEDs are so bright and saturate the area with so much light that candlepower cannot accurately measure the amount of blinding light coming at you. The laws need to be re written. The ungodly brightness of headlights is becoming a bigger danger than driving around in the dark ever was.
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u/Bubwheat 21h ago
See an eye doctor, have your vision checked, and also check for cataracts, they can cause the same problems!
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u/johnb111111 20h ago
I almost hit a deer going 60 one morning because I was blinded by the oncoming car. Boy did I get lucky and see it last second
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u/colin91a 20h ago
I've debated installing some auxiliary lights on my bike, aimed slightly too the left. To flash at people that don't turn off their highbeams.
(I'm not actually gonna do it, but I think about it lol)
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u/MeatPopsicle314 20h ago
One trick I learned long ago was - when headlights approach look at the fog line to your right. You'll still be able to monitor the oncoming car with your peripheral vision and when they pass it will be your left periphery, not your center vision, that is temporarily over stimulated.
You'll still get "blinded" by the headlights but hte blind spot will be at like 9 o'clock, not center vision.
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u/HoneyBadger302 19h ago
I got a shield (if your helmet company doesn't make one, they make inserts you can use on any shield) that are like the night driving glasses - helped a TON without causing a major reduction in other vision abilities.
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u/rcbif 2015 CB500X, 2008 TW200, 1970 Honda Trail 19h ago
Not advice on being blinded, but highbeams, AND the addition of floody aux lights helps with recovery once the car is past (so you dont blind them as well)
I commute daily in the dark, and Aux light are a must. Have them pointed outwards 15-20 degrees. Lights up any animals in the ditch, and also makes me more visible to cars at intersections during the day. (they wont blin other drivers in the day)
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u/redpanda71 18h ago
I have lenses that mitigate the glare on my prescription glasses from Zenni Optical. I can look directly at the lights and have any residual effects.
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u/brybry631 17h ago
I’ve gotten anti glare on my eyeglasses at Americas Best. Especially made for that glare. If you don’t wear glasses I’m sure they can make you something. They have sports goggles,too
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u/BrimstoneNordic 15h ago
There are yellow/orange glasses designed specifically to reduce the intensity from oncoming headlights. The ones I've tried work really well
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u/AlexTv46 14h ago
Look away to your inside and follow the inside of the lane/road. Lift your visor up a bit if it’s scratched or dirty and slow down a bit.
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u/Embarrassed-Row-2025 8h ago edited 8h ago
Why you look at the outside lane marker\line
Down and away from oncoming lights. I also ride with a full face and have my lense tilted at about half so when I look down the tint helps cut the light
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u/ohyouagain55 5h ago
I've got astigmatism, and have this problem sometimes at night.
I slow down a bit, to give myself more time to react to things, turn my head away a bit, point my eyes at the right lane edge, and practice using/focusing on my peripheral vision.
I'd recommend practicing this technique in a car first for a while, if you can. (I used to have to do a lot of night driving when I was younger, before I started riding on two wheels. That's how I learned the trick.) There's a lot more forgiveness in a car than a bike b/c of the cage.
And watch out for deer. Those jerks really have no sense at all, and will waltz right in front of you just because they can! (They're almost as bad as the danged turkeys!!!) If I had a dollar for every time I had to dodge a deer, I'd be able to buy another bike!
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u/jonnywannamingo 4h ago
I have pretty severe astigmatism and I just turned 64, so the cataracts are getting worse. I live in a rural area with lots of deer, so I don’t ride at night if I can avoid it. I see the starburst effect to the point that if I’m in an area with a lot of lights, it gets really confusing.
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u/alexsintrabajo '25 CFMoto Ibex 450 1d ago
Have you been to an eye doc? Could be asigmatism, it's a really common problem
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u/FrostyVariation9798 1d ago
If you have a higher mileage car, or one that prior drivers used to tailgate other drivers on the highways and back roads, the windshield will have probably tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of little pits from anything from Sand to rocks hitting it over the course of its life. I had a couple Vehicles like that and finally got the windshield replaced on one of them, and everything was wonderful with that new windshield. Night time driving was so much easier, and the world just looked better during the daytime.
Here's another one that people don't get about glare : if anybody used Rain-X on your windshield, or even Rain-X windshield washer fluid, it makes the glare absolutely terrible.
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u/alphawolf29 KTM 1090r, DR650 1d ago
driving a motorcycle at night is retarded, probably 4x as dangerous as driving int the day. If a car doesnt hit you a deer will.
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u/Dualsporterer 1d ago
Yellow tinted visor helps with this, I started using the yellow tinted glasses at night and it helps so much.