Glaring problem ...drivers dazzled by car headlights

CAR headlights are too bright and are dazzling oncoming drivers more often, a survey claims.

- Emily Braeger

Some 85% of people who find the glare too strong say they are affected more regularly now than a year ago.

Over two-thirds say it takes up to five seconds to see clearly again after getting caught in the beam.

For one in 10 it takes six seconds or more - which at 60mph is enough to go about 175 yards or 40 car lengths.

Around one in 14 say the problem has got so bad they avoid driving at night altogether.

This rises to one in seven for those aged 65 and over, according to the RAC poll of 2,000 drivers.

Fatal

Since 2013 an average 280 crashes a year have had dazzling headlights as a contributory factor, of which six a year were fatal, official figures show.