Wonder if anyone else has the same problem?
I don't wear specs, and I am most reluctant to put on sunglasses when driving - usually only do so when forced to drive into early morning/late evening sun.
The reason is, I find they have a sort of blinkering effect on me - I am much less aware of what is happening on the periphery and even a little insecure.
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I think most wearers of glasses have that when they 1st start wearing glasses, we all learn to ignore it and deal with it in different ways, occassional wearers of eyeware wouldn't have the same sort of er.... skill.... I s'pose
The style and size of frame will also help alleviate the effect.
JaB
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Wraparounds?
I wear glasses all the time, so perhaps this is a condition that I am blissfully unaware of, although I did deliberately choose bigger lenses for my (prescription) sunglasses to cut down the 'corona' effect. Better than having to squint, I should have thought...
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Get some Oakley's.
I wear mine for playing golf where anything that might interfere with your peripheral vsion would be a problem - but the model I have are great and you can't see anything of the frame at all. After five minutes you don't even realise you have them on .....
Also fantastic for driving as they cut glare dramatically but don't make everything dark.
Also bring things into relief on duller days.
jd
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Oakley's also look really cool...
Alternatively, you could look for some 'Sven' style rimless specs. I wear glasses for driving, and my rimless prescription sunglasses are the best £120 i ever spent.
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Look for the really lightweight Raybans -- frameless, very light tint and just enough to dull the glare without hampering visibility. I have a lovely pair (of Raybans I mean). I bought them for exactly the reasons you mention. Excellent, albeit not cheap.
They look even cooler than Oakleys which are considered a bit naff and yobbish these days where I live anyway. You can pose as a B747 Captain just off duty as well ;+)
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I don't agree that Oakleys are naff (ok I've got some so I'm biased), and mine look pretty cool, but they are so dark that I only wear them on the brightest days.
I'm off on holiday to the US in August and will buy myself some Serengeti Drivers which are considered to be THE best driving sunnies (Autocar recently mentioned that Walter Rohl wears them). They are photochromic and they adjust rapidly. About £70 in the US and £120 over here.
If you want to find out more look here:
www.serengeti-eyewear.com/technology/photochromic....m
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I have what Specsavers call reactor lenses but as permanent. They are pretty cool and you never notice them change until you're talking to someone outside and they say, "Weren't your glasses clear a minute ago?"
I know they work on UV light and car windscreens filter most of this out so they will only tint ever so slightly in the car on really sunny days but it can take the edge off the brightness.
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Just be careful not to get any that are like those described by V-man and another on the Embarrassing Moments thread.
I remember some (long)time ago it was said to be positively dangerous to have those reactalite things because they changed so quickly as to make driving dangerous! I'm sure they are much safer now, but just take care.
Me, I look so ridiculous in sunglasses that I just use the visor thing above my windscreen - does the trick for me, no problem.
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Just be careful not to get any that are like those described by V-man and another on the Embarrassing Moments thread. I remember some (long)time ago it was said to be positively dangerous to have those reactalite things because they changed so quickly as to make driving dangerous! I'm sure they are much safer now, but just take care.
As I described in Embarrassing Moments - It is very easy to be unaware that reactolites have darkened so beware of unlit tunnels.
I guess they are available in non prescription lenses.
Have Polaroids gone out of fashion or are they still a problem when used through a windscreen?
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SORRY!!!! But I can't believe TheGrowler didn't point us towards www.mauijim.com
Cool frames, first class filtering of the UV rays (make sure you do the prism test in Sunglasses Hut, or wherever) & a good story behind the military guy, that created them!!
Also, if you've a Donald & Atchinson near you, have a chat with the owner, their mostly franchises, see if he'll do a deal for you, once you've chosen the make & style you want, elsewhere. BIG mark up on shades, you know!!
VB
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Frostbite, I suggest that the problems you get with shades can be sorted by getting used to driving with sunspecs. I wear specs all the time and switch to prescription shades if I need to when driving. Check out others' recommendations for what makes might work well for you AND look cool (the latter is highly important).
BUT I wouldn't wear shades when the sun is very low. I've tried it and while it reduces direct glare it makes everything on my peripheral vision just too dark. In these conditions, my advice is to use the car's sun visor. (And actually, nature has made the eyes pretty adaptable and IMHO this is all the help they need.)
It's different throughout the rest of the day, though, when the sun is high and strong. A decent pair of shades is far more relaxing.
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