Your ability to collect needed information is severely reduced at night. Time is needed to recover from exposure to bright lights. At night, the eyes lose the ability to distinguish color, determine depth perception, and determine contrast. Glare recovery is a major concern at night. The average person needs 10 seconds to recover from glare.
Recovery time increases as persons age.
After experiencing glare from an oncoming vehicle, gradually let off the gas, look to the right slightly, resume normal driving after the vehicle passes, and do not blind other drivers with your high beams. Make sure the windshield washer reservoir is full and operational. Windshield wipers should be clean and free of defects. Clean the headlights.