Driving at night can be fun and peaceful. It can be a good stress-reliever. Though most people hate the idea of driving at night, because of the belief that visibility is low, it’s not safe, and people take advantages of lack of traffic and drive recklessly, and people can make mistakes because of feeling sleepy because it’s night time, and a plethora of other reasons. However, the most surprising reason to drive less at night, that most people don’t know or talk about, is permanent eye damage. Now, I am not demotivating you, and I you heard that right. Driving at night can really cause permanent eye damage, specially if you drive in India. Now, you might think, that its so dark at night. There is no bright light in your face. But why would you damage your eye while driving at night? Now, a case study has been done on truckers in India who drive at night. Indian truckers who drive at night, are facing eye issues that you face at 40-50 years old, even though they are 20-30 years old. About 55.1 per cent of truck drivers in India have compromised vision, and most truck drivers drive at night. But, why is this an India problem? It’s because of our lack of road rules, and the misuse of high-beams at night. High-beam usage is what is causing eye damage and increased stress and blood-pressure levels, and not just to night truckers, to everyone who drives daily at night. So, please keep your high-beams to yourselves, and use them wisely. Let’s make it easier to drive at night, and not ruin each other’s eyes.
