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Old 12-29-20, 05:17 PM
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Paul Barnard
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Originally Posted by JoeyBike
So how many times will it take. How many cyclists will have to bet blown up from behind riding into a blinding sun before YOU make the connection. I know you aren't stupid. This is some serious denial going on here. Looking into the sun is uncomfortable at minimum, causing motorists to squint, drop the sun visor, accentuate the filth on a windshield, or just avert their eyes elsewhere. I mean, this is the ONE thing cyclists can do (or not do) that actually makes a difference in highway safety. To not even acknowledge a blinding sun can be an additional factor in causing an auto accident is just......
Those of us that drive automobiles know this. There is a device called a sun visor attached to the overhead in vehicles. It can be flipped down to provide a positive barrier between the sun and the vehicle operator's eyes. As long as the big orange ball in the sky is above bottom edge of the visor, then the vehicle operator's vision is not impaired at all. Fascinating technology. You should check it out sometime.
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