Its got to that time of year when my commute down unlit A and B roads of an early morning becomes a PITA because of glare from oncoming car's headlights,

I know they look stupid and I'll end up looking like Tackleberry from police academy but I'm considering a set of polarised type yellow driving glasses.

Has anyone any experiences of these, or know if any brand is better than any other?

Yep, know what you mean. Something with iridium-based lenses should do the trick. I use a pair of TOG24 orange lenses and they're spot on. They were very reasonable and have proved very tough. You can also still drive with them on even when cloudy - so really handy in changeable conditions when the sun's constantly going in and out of clouds.

Oakley are an obvious choice too, but fairly pricey. I also like the Bloc stuff too.

Steve

What about clear polarised as IIRC the yellow isn't strictly legal at night.

Anything with glare prevention really, my commute can be up to 1.5-2 hrs in the dark and when i get there I can feel really tense and headachy if you know what i mean, simply due to the extra focussing and concentration.

I have some polarised glasses with a slight summer tint. (Bloc 120p IIRC)

I left them in the car and used normal sunglasses last week and I really couldn't cope with the glare. The normal glasses are really good ones too and I certainly never noticed any glare off them. I'm now a polarised convert and they work really well during the low level sun hours.

ive used the yellow tinted glasses for night and evening driving and for me they cut the glare down quite conciderably

as yellow lenses also increase the contrast between colours they can enhance the image in low light situations (thats why shooters use them)

i have a pair you can try when we meet up

Does anyone know if you can get polarised/anti-glare contact lenses?

The glasses work by increasing the contrast in available light. They're used in snowy/ low light conditions. They do help with eye strain.

Incorrect distance glasses/uncorrected minor refractive error can be part of the problem.

Glare/starburst effect from oncoming headlights is often a reported symptom of early cataracts.

Too bad I can't get night-driving glasses out here - they're nice....

Bas

have you looked for high contrast safty glasses ?

thats what i use for shooting and driving