Sunglasses - driver eye protection

Many drivers use sunglasses. As it turns out, choosing the right one has a significant impact on our safety while traveling.

There are a few things to consider when shopping for automotive sunglasses. First of all, glasses should have UV filters to protect the eyes from the negative effects of radiation and a polarizing coating to reduce light reflection from smooth surfaces, such as wet roads. To make the glasses even more “performing”, we can choose glasses with an additional layer, for example, a hardening layer that increases scratch resistance, or an anti-reflective layer that improves sharpness and contrast of vision and reduces fogging.

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The color of the lenses of the glasses also matters. Reds improve contrast and visual acuity, but are not suitable for drivers as they can distort the colors used in traffic lights. Violet and blue increase clarity, but do not allow you to distinguish colors from a distance. I don’t recommend greenery in the car either, as it interferes with the correct reading of colors, and is more suitable for trips and walks. On cloudy days and at night, we can reach for glasses with yellow lenses - they increase concentration, we see more details on the road; they decorate what we see. Glasses should not be too dark, as they distort the image you see, and any misperception of colors can lead to dangerous situations.

The best for daytime drivers are glasses with brown lenses and shades of gray that have different color intensities on the surface, so-called shaded. The frame of the glasses should be comfortable, light and not squeeze the temples. Notice if they have side shields to protect the eyes from side light. It is more difficult to drive at night, then it is worse to see out of the corner of your eye, less accurately assess the distance and distinguish colors worse. In addition, we are blinded by the lights of oncoming cars. Avoid this by looking at the right edge of the road as a guide.

At night, goggles should be worn with clear lenses with anti-reflective coatings or blue blockers to reduce eye strain and improve contrast in difficult conditions such as rain. Although driving glasses on the market may seem ideal for a car (the lenses combine properties such as blue blocker, photochromic, i.e. lens tinting and polarized sun protection), they are useless at night. Take two pairs of glasses: night and day.

The consultation was conducted by Dorota Palukh, an expert of Profi Auto.

Source: Wroclaw Newspaper.