PORSCHE CAYENNE

A rather interesting chap from Chipstead Rd Fulham was enjoying getting to grips with the Bi-xenon story. He had realized that his Porsche was dazzling other drivers. Taking the time and trouble he returned it to his dealer to reset the automatic lights. The garage confirmed his lights were ok but nothing was done and his lights were still awful to others. He assured me that as he knew his lights were dazzling others because of our conversation he would return to his garage and insist on lowering the initial setting of his headlights.

He wanted me to give a definative answer as to why porsche did not change his headlight settings.

At present they are abiding to the current regulations which in my opinion have not caught up with this new generation of lighting!

PORSCHE CAYENNE

I spoke to a lady that had owned a Porsche Cayenne for three years. When she drove at night she regularly was flashed by other road users but had no idea why. When it went for its MOT to the local garage it failed the Cayenne because the headlamps beams were too high. They were not a Porsche affiliated garage so she was asked to take the vehicle to Porsche to have the lights reset. The Porsche garage found no fault with the lights and was an MOT approved garage.

The lights do pass current regulations. I think that means the regulations need to be changed?

The House of Commons

Security is big and understandable, but once I am inside parking under the shadow of Big Ben is powerfully impressive. Luckily for me I had time to park up and wait for my customer. Whilst chatting to two of the Police on security duty I had time to give them my flyer and get them to read the [Lightmare article in Driving Magazine]. I wont be thanked if he reads this but one of the Policeman had hired a car for the weekend and loaded it quite heavily. A new vehicle with great reflectors even if the lights are not bixenon when high beaming due to weight can be very dangerous to other road users on a country lane. As this officer was driving he was totally unaware of the pain and distress he was causing to other drivers. He had not noticed other drivers had been flashing him with their distress, it actually took a passenger in his car to say how come we are a long way from home and you know so many people along this road. I am glad to say he then openly admitted he was one of the many thousands of culprits who have caused distress to others. I am glad to say he then found his scroll headlamp adjustment switch set his lights properly and after reading my article will hopefully be more aware and not distress other drivers

The Knowledge

TX1 LONDON TAXI 1997

Had a conversation with the driver of the above Taxi in the Texaco garage next to Asda Rhoehampton 2am approx. Like most of us working at night he had been blinded many times by other road users. I asked him if he had ever used his headlamp adjustment switch. To my amazement he never knew he had such a switch. Upon checking his lights lowering his beam angle from 0 to 2 he was amazed that his lights set on 0 would definitely blind other road users. After telling me he had the R registration Taxi from new and never used his headlamp beam adjuster or even knew of its existence. I am glad to say he went away happy with his newly acquired knowledge.

A Lady With Style & BMW X5

I spoke to a very nice lady from the Midlands who had brought a new X5, and after being flashed nearly 50 times in the first two days of owning her BMW she telephoned her brother as she could find no way of lowering her dipped beam and she knew she was blinding others. Luckily for her the brother had a Range Rover that had the same problem. He proceeded to tell his sister to take her new X5 back to where it was brought and get them to readjust the headlights. The BMW dealership said nothing was wrong with her headlights. I am glad to say my lady was adamant and refused to leave the showroom in her new vehicle unless her lights were cranked down. This was done very reluctantly by the BMW dealership.

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Blinding others

Independent businessman (Chelsea Bridge Wharf)

Another big story as I did the survey on Blinding Lights the businessman above had had a number of problems with the lights as his eyes were sensitive and found the lights from other vehicles were blinding him.

What was most tragic he once had a BMW with the bixenon lights and was fed up with other drivers flashing him? In fact the problem with other drivers flashing him got so bad he would retaliate by flashing them.

As our conversation went on the Penny dropped that the reason he was getting flashed was he was blinding them as his vehicle was supplied wrongly and the garages are still sending them out wrongly because the current test is inadequate.

Survey for Opticians

Online petition or survey that could be carried out by opticians


Light sensitive eye test to be carried out in participating opticians as I believe it is apparent from my campaign there are more than 50% of drivers that suffer due to the introduction of the new bixenon lights.

The small questionnaire should probably ask.

1: Are you a driver and do you drive at night A) Often
B) Occasionally
C) Very Little

2: When driving at night do the new brighter lights on all vehicles including busses bother you? A) Yes
B) No


3: Did you think it was just particularly you? A) Yes
B) No

4: If you find the lights a problem is it worse when vehicles come up close from behind or when coming towards you. A) Towards you
B) From behind you


5: What is your eye colour?

Although it's not a hard and fast rule dark brown eyes generally let in less light than tyhe lighter blue or green eyes.

Do you believe the Manufacturers and Government has not taken enough consideration into light sensitive eyes.