Overview
- AAA's national survey, released Tuesday, found 60% of U.S. drivers struggle with nighttime headlight glare, and 73% of those say it has grown worse over the past decade.
- Oncoming headlights are the main trigger, cited by 92% of affected drivers, with two-lane roads posing the most trouble.
- People who wear prescription glasses report more glare than those who do not (70% vs. 56%), while pickup drivers report it less often than other owners (41% vs. 66%).
- AAA testing shows nighttime pedestrian automatic emergency braking now avoids 60% of impacts in 2025, up from 0% in 2019.
- With adaptive driving beam headlights allowed but still rare in the U.S., AAA and clinicians urge stopgaps such as cleaning OEM headlights, checking their aim, avoiding direct stare, and seeing an ophthalmologist if glare persists.