Transport Canada has opened a survey, asking residents to share their thoughts on headlight glare.
Transport Canada says while new headlight technology is aimed to help the driver see better, it may cause problems for opposing drivers on the road. They say they would like Albertans to share their thoughts on how headlight glare effects you.
In the survey some of the questions ask; “In general, how often are you affected by glare from the headlights of other vehicles? As a driver, what do you do when you see headlight glare from oncoming traffic? How serious of an issue do you consider vehicle headlight glare to be?”
Manager of Government Relations for the Alberta Motor Association, Dominic Schamuhn says they believe that the federal light standards are very important. However, they believe that there should be a minimum and maximum brightness standard.
“It’s obviously a concerning situation. Because if you don’t have a clear field of vision, even if it’s just a temporary blinding, that can have an impact on your own safety but also the safety of others on the road.”
Schamuhn added that from feedback from AMA members, this is a bit of a newer topic of discussion.
“Based on what our numbers have told us, is that this is a relatively new issue, probably within the last decade, or so.”
“After market lighting can also be a significant issue when it comes to glare.”
The survey is open until April 20, and can be found on the Transport Canada website.
