Reply With QuoteNeat. I suppose he bought them with an Australian standards mark? Likely not!
RoverLord
Got to see a guy on a bike skittled off of a roundabout. not much involved injury wise but plenty of words I hopped off my bike to see if I could help.
The car involved was one of those newer ones with the clear indicators that blink orange
the rider was wearing those orange tint sunglasses bright sun bout 1500ish
The car had been indicating Id seen it which is why I wasnt on the round about The guy hadnt seen it and entered the round about and the collision occured, the car moved off the round about and pulled over with the hazards on. When the guy on the bike told the driver he hadn't indicated and the driver said he did the guy on the bike told him then hes got blown lights.
It wasnt until he took his sunnies off to take his helmet off that he noticed the hazards being on on the car put them back on and gave it huh, thats wierd. I tried the sunnies on....
With orange tinted sunnies with the sun behind you shining into the reflectors of the clear indicators the orange bulb does not appear to illuminate.
Who'd've thunk it, a case where 2 people desiring a bit of style could cause an accident.
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Neat. I suppose he bought them with an Australian standards mark? Likely not!
Wizard
I have trouble, at roundabouts in particular with those modern clear lensed indicators, even without Sunnies.
They seem to be invisible at certain angles.
Fossicker
Same here - as hard as I look at these indicators I can't see them flash until the vehicle moves to a certain angle as it comes around the round-about. Got to the stage where I just plan to give way regardless, as I can't be sure whether the indicator is on or not. Damned dangerous if you ask me.
Major part of the heart and soul of AULRO.comRe Hymie and Firefish comments, I wonder if that applies to OEM clear lights or only those non-approved aftermarket lights?
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RoverLord
Does anyone else remember the introduction of the VF Valiant in 1969, with blinkers on top of the mudguards? There was an initial problem with these in NSW at least, where the new cars were refused registration as the blinkers could not be seen in many conditions. (No ADRs then, standards were up to each state)
Took about a week to resolve the issue, but I am not sure whether it was the RTA caving in, or Chrysler fitting higher wattage bulbs.
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Oh I've seen a few OEM lights that are hard to see flashing unless from the correct angle, especially in sunlight. There's too much shiny chrome and directionality and too little matt finish to spread the amber signal. Mazdas spring to mind.Originally Posted by p38arover
Master
Newish Volkswagen golfs with circular tail lights with smaller circular indicators inside the tail lights. When braking, the lights are so bright as to almost obscure the indicators completely.
Wizard
I use a set of UglyFish bike glasses that tint in the sun and go clear in the night, also got a set of Oakley dirt bike google that do the same.
On occasions when riding quickly from shaded areas to well lit sunny spots the glasses seem to slow to react and everything appears dark for an instant. Very off putting.
Fossicker
All coloured glasses, by their very nature, distort the wearer's perception of colour. They really should never be worn for any task that requires colour perception. The only ones you should ever wear are Neutral Density (ie grey) that affect all colours equally.
QFleet's Safe Driving Guide says:
If, however, fashion is more important to you than function for this highly dangerous task, at least sunglasses which meet the colouration limits of AS/NZS 1067 should allow a person with normal colour vision to perceive the colours of standard traffic signals.Sunglasses with coloured lenses should not be worn when driving as they reduce the ability to see road traffic signals
Cheers.
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