Originally Posted by
mgw4jc
This is a good point. I think my aversion to storms is more a visibility issue. Around where I live, if a thunderstorm is rolling through, the accompanying rain is usually so torrential that I have a harder time seeing and/or am not as easily seen. These types of storms don't usually last that long that I couldn't just wait it out somewhere.
And the OP calls them "goggles." Are these just glasses? Goggles to me are enclosed and meant for extremely cold conditions or snow sports. Glasses on the other hand would help keep rain out of your eyes. Yes they'd get drops of water on them, but those can usually be seen through/seen past well enough.
Heavy rain and fog are two of the big reasons that I have very serious rear lighting (DS500, before that a series of relatively bright lights).
As for "goggles" what I use is safety glasses, sometimes tinted. In the summer, often polarized sunglasses. I have a pair that makes a very good seal with my face right around my eye socket and keeps out most of the dirt and bugs. The clear safety glasses that I wear almost count as goggles as well since they also touch my eye socket all the way around my eyeball.