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A simple winter driving aid
As many mountain bikers, horse riders and mountaineers will tell you, the use of yellow specs can dramatically improve the contrast in poor, flat light. I've driven using yellow specs for a number of years in the UK and abroad and they work very well. They take a bit of getting used to.
I use some cheap safety glasses from Toolstation which have survived the rigours of driving and cycling which look like this:
Yellow specs DO NOT work AT ALL if the light is bright and sunny - only if it is flat, murky, grey and 'orrid. They aren't x-ray specs either so don't drive too quickly.
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16th Nov 2010 5:58 pm
Jamieklb
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I'm not sure these will work with my prescription windscreen. 2015 Discovery 4 HSE Corris with Blackpack
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16th Nov 2010 6:35 pm
Ken
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Oakley VR 28 lens
16th Nov 2010 6:46 pm
mik
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Skoatland
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100% agree.
Tag Heuer released some "night vision" glasses a year or two back. They are only £300 a pair and reminded me of a pair of low-light glasses I got free with a 5l can of Duckhams QXR years ago. I loved them. 8)
I therefore rushed out and literally blew a whole tenner on THESE. Other retailers / glasses are available yada yada.
They are built as well as you'd expect for a tenner, and suffer a little internal reflection caused by the wrap-round design, but whilst they are no use at night (who ever thought any tint would be a good idea at night? ) they are great in low light conditions. You might find your wife advises you look like Bono / look like a <insert> but you may well catch her wearing them a few weeks later once they realise how good they are for colour attenuation / edge enhacnement in low light or even normal "not sunny" days. And they are UV blocking too, which is only ever good to reduce ageing of your retina / eye surface.
I try to wear them whenever I remember. In the name of love. Once more, in the name of love.
16th Nov 2010 9:09 pm
roverdrive
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As an MTB rider I can give this the
Almost like having HD eyeballs!Mike - 47° 51' N 19° 43' W
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Wow, didn't know you could get an internal raised air intake
23rd Dec 2010 6:39 pm
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23rd Dec 2010 8:13 pm
ruggedpeak
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Yellow is often used by target shooters. Here's the science:
Yellow Hues
Yellow is one of the most popular colors of shooting lenses because they help with contrast by blocking blue light and enhance depth perception for contrast and haze. Target shooters like yellow lenses because the yellow tint helps bring out the orange color of the targets. Orange, amber and amber-brown lenses also block blue light and work well on cloudy days. According to gunnersalley.com, a good rule to follow is that the lower the light, the brighter yellow for the lens color.
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And they are UV blocking too, which is only ever good to reduce ageing of your retina / eye surface.
late reply but i agree,got a roof helmet bike 
