As a rule, drivers wear the same goggles to protect their eyes from the sun as they do at any other time. For the greatest effect from sunglasses, they must be correctly selected.

When the weather is sunny, there is simply nowhere without sunglasses. Moreover, this is not a privilege of convenience, but, first of all, a security issue. After all, the driver needs to follow the road, and in sunny weather, bright sun rays, the glare of the headlights of oncoming cars can interfere. Unpleasant and distracting glare of light can suddenly appear anytime, anywhere. Therefore, so that distracting glare does not catch the driver by surprise, it is better to make sure that you always have sunglasses with special properties (preferably several types) at hand, especially if the driver spends a lot of time behind the wheel.

Polarized plastic sunglasses

So, first you need to decide on the material from which the sunglasses will be made. And here the choice is obvious: glasses with glass lenses are strongly discouraged. You cannot think of an accident, but still, in the event of an impact, the glass will break, and fragments can damage your eyes. Plastic will be more expensive, but safer. This material is less prone to degradation, so the risk of eye injury is minimal. But plastic has another drawback, namely: the life of the plastic is much shorter and it is prone to scratches. Although today they are trying to solve this problem by applying a hardening coating.

The design of the glasses itself must be strong and reliable. In addition, it is advisable to choose glasses with a narrow temple, this also applies to the frame. As a general rule, the thicker the frame, the smaller the field of view. This is especially important when driving at high speed, as the angle of the central vision is already greatly reduced, and the "wrong" glasses can harm even more.

Of course, the most important aspect when choosing glasses is the lenses. Even the most experienced driver will not be saved by ordinary sun-protection optics - they will only delay most of the interfering light, but reflections and reflections “will not go anywhere”, but will be perceived as well. That is why it is recommended to choose lenses with a polarizing filter. Such lenses are made using compositions that screen out horizontal light waves, the effect of which is to almost completely eliminate glare on reflective surfaces.

You can check the availability and quality of polarization right in the shopping center. So, you need to set the glasses of two identical glasses at a right angle, if the lenses become dark, they are polarized. Polaroid film applied to the lenses does not degrade the light at all, but at the same time stops the distracting bright light. These glasses guarantee the utmost clarity, moreover, regardless of the lighting. From time to time, the problem of erasing the polarizing layer on the lenses occurs, but this only occurs with cheap accessories, so it is better not to save money here, but to purchase a good-quality product.

About "anti-headlights" and "chameleons"

And what to do at night, when driving cars are dazzled, wet asphalt gleams? For night driving, there are special glasses called "anti-headlights". They usually have red, yellow, or orange filters and have a mirrored strip on top. Thanks to the properties of such glasses, the driver can perfectly distinguish the contrasting image and distinguish colors even at night or in cloudy weather. This is because the lenses "absorb" the blue and violet light spectra, which irritate the eyes.

You can also find chameleon glasses on sale. Why are they called that? The lenses in such glasses are capable of changing the degree of transparency - depending on how the lighting conditions change, since they have a photochromic effect. But such glasses have a twofold property: on the one hand, they perfectly protect from the sun, and on the other, they are unsafe (the transition of states takes some time, so the driver may be confused, for example, when driving into a bright light from a tunnel) ...