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Who taught YOU to drive?

Headlights a glaring problem for older drivers

By Peter DeMarco

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 29, 2012

Warren White of Danvers will be 79 in a few weeks, and like a lot of senior drivers, he has real issues with headlight glare. After hearing White’s complaint, I figured he was talking about Xenon headlights, those stunningly bright, bluish-tinged lamps usually found on higher-end cars. But he said he’s had problems with other headlights, too, so I promised to investigate. Are car headlights brighter than ever? What causes bad glare? And why do older drivers have such problems with oncoming lights?

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