During the winter months, it is decidedly dark in many places in our long country. In combination with worse weather, more and more drivers experience stress associated with driving in winter.
The vision test shows that 65 percent of Sweden’s drivers find it more difficult to drive in the dark.
– The eye loses parts of its detailed vision in the dark. In addition, it is more difficult to distinguish colors when it is dark. Something that becomes even more difficult in, for example, rain and snow, explains Awet Tesfamariam, clinical manager at Synoptik.
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A real darkness
In addition to having impaired vision when it is dark, 8 out of 10 drivers experience being dazzled while every fourth car has incorrectly adjusted lighting.
Of the approximately one million passenger cars that Bilprovningen inspected in 2023, one in four had deficiencies in terms of misdirected and non-functioning headlights and position lights.
– The visual inspection in 2024 shows that two out of three car drivers only check the lighting on their car every six months or less often, says Per-Anders Blommefors, inspection manager at Bilprovningen.
Therefore, the recommendation is to check both your vision, but also the lights on your car – especially before you go out on the roads in the winter darkness.
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