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Post by JerryScript on Mar 22, 2014 20:15:45 GMT -5
I'm a bit confused, you guys actually drive with your eyes open?!? It's way too scary for me to do that!  |
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Post by skyrider on Mar 23, 2014 0:10:11 GMT -5
This a very real problem for riders of 2 and 3 wheeled vehicles. I have been riding for more that 50 years so been there, done that. My solution is quite simple. I wear a half helmet and a full dark face shield, the three snap flip up kind. On the shield just below the black plastic visor part of the shield I put a strip of 1 inch black Gorilla duct tape. So when I encounter sun or even bright lights I can just duck you head to block it quickly. Those who have tried my face shield are instantly in love with it. One note though, the dark shield it not safe at night, it restricts visibility too much. If I have to ride at night I flip it up and since my windshield is 5 inches taller that stock I am still protected.
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Post by Jarlaxle on Mar 23, 2014 5:58:09 GMT -5
I hate this..... and I wear eyeglasses so the problem is worse for me as I can't wear sun glasses unless I buy prescription sun glasses.... very expensive. And wouldn't you know it, when I go to work, suns in my face... and when I go home, the sun is in my face.... Joy I solved the problem (I also wear glasses) with a set of clip-ons. $10 at Walgreens. |
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Post by spandi on Mar 23, 2014 7:19:38 GMT -5
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Post by rockinez on Mar 23, 2014 13:24:08 GMT -5
Sergeant, you would have told me "you overrode the conditions".
I believe you might have ;-)
We all make mistakes, and it was a learning experience. Handle the issue with humor and use it as an educational opportunity.
Sorry for thinking you deleted your post. If anyone has the experience to turn an accident into a teaching moment it is a Motor Officer. Doc
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Post by rockinez on Mar 23, 2014 13:31:22 GMT -5
Something to keep in mind is being stopped at a stop sign, or light on a fast road. If the sun is in the eyes of the drivers behind you, they may not see the light or you.
I keep my front wheel pointed towards an escape route, and I watch my mirror.
I just made it out of the way of a guy that blew through a light at 45. He only put on his breaks after he zoomed by me, missing by inches.
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Post by danno on Mar 23, 2014 14:55:52 GMT -5
Sergeant, you would have told me "you overrode the conditions".
I believe you might have.
NOTE: The post that this was a reply to was deleted by the user. It was a Motor Officer stating he came over a hill, was blinded by the light, and punched a Explorer.
Too bad he deleted it, as we all make mistakes, and it was a learning experience. It would have been interesting to have a Motor Officer handle the issue with humor and use it as an educational opportunity. Doc
The post has not been deleted. It's the last post on page 1. |
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Post by rockinez on Mar 23, 2014 15:03:34 GMT -5
Sorry, I fixed my post. Doc
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Post by shalomdawg on Mar 23, 2014 16:23:19 GMT -5
howdy,
in regard to the glare. I was recently looking for something to help with the fogging up I find so difficult to prevent. I found an anti-fog shield which also darkens in the sunlight. that seems to really help as an additional sunscreen to my drop down sunshade built into the helmet itself. the two combined would certainly help when riding directly into the sun at morning or evening. this shield has a sticky material around the outside and when applied is slightly spaced out from the original which is what is supposed to help with the fogging. it should work similarly to a pin-lock system.
check it out at your local cycle supply or dealer.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 25, 2014 1:34:05 GMT -5
I added a picture to my original reply so you could see the visor modification... To adhere the extension, I used a high-tech outdoor glue (the kind that never gets rock-hard) thinking it might keep the visor from cracking/separating from wind-buffeting. It must work, since I put a lot of miles on it riding the old 150 with no windshield... LOL
Ride safe!
Leo in Texas
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Post by jwalz1 on Mar 25, 2014 9:09:45 GMT -5
My wife's car was just totaled recently when she was going through an inrtersection in midmorning and the low winter sun was in the eyes of an elderly gentleman and he tried to turn left and did not see her car coming straight at him. It was only a 30 MPH intersection, with decent sightlines and he still did not see an entire car. I imagine a scooter would have been obliterated. Wife is fine by the way, and driving a shiny new Mazda, the other driver is fine too although his insurance rates are going up.
I deal with it by just not riding unless it is broad daylight and fair weather. It also helps that the front of my scooter has so many lights it looks like a UFO. I highly recommend headlight modulators and auxilary LED running lights for scooters that have low power headlights.
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