As sun dips low in winter months, sunglasses are as important as ever

Published on 16 November, 2022

Overview

It may sound like I’m thinking of driving in the bright summer sunshine when I suggest that you have a pair of sunglasses with you at all times , but rest assured I am not out of season.

Sunglasses are vital to prevent you from being dazzled and temporarily blinded by the low sun at this time of year.

I was reminded of my own advice – which I have to confess I have not always taken – at the weekend when I found the glare of the late-evening sunshine forcing me to squint and slow down
quite dramatically on one occasion.

Nothing happened, thankfully, but it was not a situation I would like to see repeated, I can tell you.

So it is a case of doing as I say from here on in.

And still on the topic of being dazzled: how come so many drivers don’t bother to dim their lights?

I find myself having to remind them via a flash of headlights, which is something I hate doing.

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