Full beam ahead? The truth about car headlights
Michael joined Which? in 2017 and is the senior researcher on the Cars team. He’s passionate about improving safety and fairness for all road users — from drivers to pedestrians.
Headlight glare is more than an inconvenience – at worst, it’s a lethal danger. In August, the inquest into the death of Dame Jenni Murray was told that the broadcaster crashed into stationary vehicles near Hampstead Heath in London after becoming dazzled by oncoming car headlights.
It’s a nightmare scenario, but the scientific evidence gathered so far – and what you’ve told us – shows that this is a problem that many people experience on a regular basis.
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