sun glare and wet roads
Discussion
Pretty typical drive in to work this morning, for this time of the year.
it's been raining so the M62 road surface is wet, and as I drive towards Hull the sun is pretty much straight infront of you causing retina burning glare.
On go the ray ban sun specs which really are good at removing this, and I can see again, though other drivers clearly don't bother so can't see.
Thing is, the speedo is now invisible unless I stare at it and let my eyes adjust. not a clever thing to do.
Wonder if this would stand up as a defence against speeding? And before the PC correct on their olympian towers say 'you shouldn't be speeding' how exacly would I know if I can't see the 'safety' meter?
it's been raining so the M62 road surface is wet, and as I drive towards Hull the sun is pretty much straight infront of you causing retina burning glare.
On go the ray ban sun specs which really are good at removing this, and I can see again, though other drivers clearly don't bother so can't see.
Thing is, the speedo is now invisible unless I stare at it and let my eyes adjust. not a clever thing to do.
Wonder if this would stand up as a defence against speeding? And before the PC correct on their olympian towers say 'you shouldn't be speeding' how exacly would I know if I can't see the 'safety' meter?
of all crimes - speeding? 
Wouldn't you be driving more slowly under those circumstances, anyway?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
Major Bloodnok said:
Wouldn't you be driving more slowly under those circumstances, anyway?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
Might be. A lady got off last year(ish) for running over a cyclist when she pointed out that the low sun (during winter) made it impossible for her to see him.
Major Bloodnok said:
Wouldn't you be driving more slowly under those circumstances, anyway?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
On a related theme: Rain + night + street lighting = invisible road paint. When is someone going to invent white paint that can be seen on a wet night? And would "but the road markings are not visible" be a valid defence?
Know exactly what you mean - I find I get terrible trouble picking out the 'man-made' tarmac cow-pats with a white painted triangle on the approach face in the wet/dark particularly when the paint starts to fade.
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R_U_LOCAL said:
I put my sidelights on in conditions like that - the dashboard lights make it easier to read the speedo if you're wearing sunglasses.
I put my headlights on when ONCOMING vehicles are facing conditions like that. Including low sun.
You know it makes sense, but I've never seen it in print or heard it from a trainer.
safespeed said:
R_U_LOCAL said:
I put my sidelights on in conditions like that - the dashboard lights make it easier to read the speedo if you're wearing sunglasses.
I put my headlights on when ONCOMING vehicles are facing conditions like that. Including low sun.
You know it makes sense, but I've never seen it in print or heard it from a trainer.
I'm not sure if I've understood you correctly. Are you suggesting it is safer when there is a low sun behind you to put your headlights on? Surely this makes you practically invisible to the oncoming traffic?
I have had, at least, 3 cars where the instruments are always lit regardless of whether or not external lights are on. In my current car I find that turning the instrument brightness up allows the speedo to be seen even when I'm wearing sunglasses and driving into the sun. More of a problem for me is the large gap left by the sun visors around the rear view mirror.
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