sun glare

[czakal]

I notice when riding at times when the sun is low in the sky, it can get directly in the eyes and affect my visibility badly at times. Is this considered a serious hazard (and are sunshades necessary for bright days)?

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[grr666]

Strip of insulating tape on visor along the top. Or yeah wear some kind of tinted visor or shades if your lid will allow.
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[Prawny]

My helmet has a drop down sun visor but it's still not enough when the sun is low. I'm going to get a motoGP/F1 style visor strip when I find one I like the look of.

On my bicycle I wear an old style cotton cap under my helmet which is great, I didn't realise I'd miss it so much when I gave up pedalling to work.

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[czakal]

I'm a little surprised that this hazard wasn't discussed much (as far as I remember anyway) when I did my CBT years ago. I imagine it's quite a problem when commuting as you're likely to be out there when the sun's going down.

[bhinso]

Rain is a far worse hazard for riding in...

[Howling Terror]

Sunglare after rain is worserer.

Please add your 'worsener' conditions below.
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[bhinso]

SunglarePal.

[Howling Terror]

I asked for worsener conditions, not the solution.
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[Andy_Pagin]

I just squint and hope for the best
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[Freddyfruitba...]

I think you young whippersnappers who don't think it's a serious problem may think differently when you get a bit older - your eyes don't adapt anything like as quickly and as well. As a "born-again" biker , I can say that the first time this happened to me on a country ride out soon after I started riding again it was nothing short of terrifying - I rounded a corner, literally couldn't see a damned thing and had to do an emergency stop. I manage the problem now with the insulating tape trick (I have two visors in fact, one taped, one not, which works well).
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