Former Labour MP Stephen Pound has admitted he is “reluctant” to drive at night.
Pound attributed the issue to bright headlights after a poll commissioned by the RAC showing thousands of other drivers to have similar concerns.
It believes headlights appear brighter on modern cars because their use of LED rather than traditional halogen bulbs creates a more intense and focused beam, which improves a driver’s view but can be to the detriment of other road users.
Other potential factors include badly aligned headlights and the increase in the number of cars that sit higher on the road, such as SUVs.
The survey of 2,000 UK drivers suggested 89 per cent think some car headlights are too bright.
“I think in some ways, this is almost a fashion statement”, Pound said.
“The manufacturers need to look at it and the Government need to look at the regulations on this because I think the luminescence is now so bright and serious.”
