Why the hate for sun visors in cars?

[LVSteve]

This has me truly puzzled, especially as somebody who has driven in England with low angle sun and now lives in Vegas with thermo-nuclear sun over 300 days a year. The comments in these two articles about a "smart" sun visor leave me utterly baffled.

First, Car and Driver:

Bosch’s Eye-Tracking Sun Visor Aims to Stop Squinting While Driving

We've all been there: driving with sun glaring in our eyes. First we attempt to block the sun with our hand, then we reluctantly resort to the sun visor, accepting that reduced visibility is better than no visibility.

Errm, no. First I use the sun visor and the hand is used if the sun sneaks past the visor or below it under certain conditions. Where the heck are these people looking that they think the visor reduces visibility. Do they have a landscape photography "everything in thirds" thing going on in their heads?

Then there is Motortrend.:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/bosch-virtual-visor-smart-sun-visor-ces-2020/

The visor as we know it moved inside in 1931, and has since developed some new modes of swinging, pivoting, and sliding, but it's still a pretty blunt instrument, in that it still blocks way more view than it does sun.

Again, where are you trying to look? I have a coworker who ALWAYS raises the sun visor in my cars as a passenger. Why do people want to view the sky when driving/being driven?

I. Don't. Get it.

Don't get me wrong, I think a smart visor is a brilliant idea, I just want an adjustment on the opaqueness.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ruthie used to think the visor was for storing parking tickets.

 

[Doug627]

You would also be surprised at the number people that do not know the sun visor can be pulled from a catch and swivels to block the sun from coming through a side window. Shortly after getting married, my wife and were traveling and the sun was blinding me from the side window. I pulled the visor and pushed it to the side window. My wife looked at me and said: "I didn't know you could do that!" It won't work if you are using to store parking tickets or other things.

 

[Absalom]

Well, while I see your point somewhat, I can’t see generating that much negative energy over it.

I never leave a visor down any longer than I absolutely need it. Seeing more is always better than less. In city traffic, a visor that’s down does make seeing stoplights and signs more difficult. I’ve been in tanks and APC’s where all your visibility is limited to a little slit in front; yes, that works too, but would not be my choice.

 

[NYlakesider]

Be thankful you are not on one of the Vette Forums I go on.

A recurring them is how do I get rid of the stick on message (about 4''X5'') on the visor (both driver and rider) that has some safety message printed on it.

Some of them have just about used anything short of Tannerite to blow it off it so bothers them. To me its no big deal, I have had a few cars with the message. I know Vette people can be kind of particular but some of them its more like OCD!

On my Tundra there is a little plastic pocket that is on the drivers visor, it contains a message about how to use your 4WD. That also does not bother me, In fact I use it to put my folded up insurance card and registration in it.

 

[alwslate]

Not everyone hates them. My eyes seem to be sensitive to bright light
and I have my visor down until it gets dark usually.

 

[s&wchad]

No idea what that Bosch visor will cost, but I don't see it going over well with a lot of women who drive to work.

They need a conventional visor with a vanity mirror to put on their make-up!

 

[Onomea]

Odd the stuff that bugs people...

 

[Texas40]

Need to have the type used in aircraft. Dark tinted plastic that cuts glare/sun and can be seen through.
Seems a no brainer to me.
I actually installed a set of tinted lexan visors in an old 59vw baja bug yrs ago.
Worked great especially since VW windshield is darn near at 90 degs on the old bugs.


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[Sistema1927]

My wife always has her driver side visor down. If I drive her car I always wack myself on the head with it while getting in.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Bring 'em back:

 

[arjay]

I really get annoyed when a passenger uses the visor,it blocks my view

 

[NYlakesider]

Bring 'em back:

Nice Ford! The way that external visor sits you must have to be about 2 car lengths back to see traffic lights! I remember way back when there was a sort of small periscope type device that could see up past the visor. I think you had to buy them in a auto parts store but possibly some came as optional equipment.

 

[ralph7]

I hesitate to put the visor down because I used to have old cars that were worn out and the visors wouldn't stay up, even when you turned the screw in all the way.
Haven't had that problem in about 30 years or so, but old habits die hard, I guess.

 

[LVSteve]

Not everyone hates them. My eyes seem to be sensitive to bright light
and I have my visor down until it gets dark usually.

I'm with you. In fact, mine are down 24/7 because I detest harsh point sources of light like street lights as well.

 

[LVSteve]

I really get annoyed when a passenger uses the visor,it blocks my view

Now I had a buddy who said that in England, but I could not work out for the life of me what was being blocked from view. Maybe it's all to do with how high/low you sit in the car.

Another possibility is that some folk find their eyes trying to focus on the lower edge of the visor rather than down the road. Had another buddy who could not drive in the rain because his eyes were continually trying to focus on the rain drops on the windscreen, no matter what speed he ran the wipers. I believe there is even a name for the condition. It's like setting an autofocus camera to always grab the closest object in the field of view. I cannot suffer from this because I've had fixed focus eyes from before I was 10.

 

[Rustyt1953]

You could put a Sunsetter awning over the windshield and Ruthie, being 4' 10", would still see the traffic lights.

 

[LVSteve]

Well, while I see your point somewhat, I can’t see generating that much negative energy over it.

I never leave a visor down any longer than I absolutely need it. Seeing more is always better than less. In city traffic, a visor that’s down does make seeing stoplights and signs more difficult. I’ve been in tanks and APC’s where all your visibility is limited to a little slit in front; yes, that works too, but would not be my choice.

Yes, I've heard the stop light argument before. But, when I need to see a stop light that the visor is blocking I'll be stopped, so it's no big deal to flip up the visor until it's go time again. After that it's straight back down.

My commute takes me East every morning, and I've lost count of the number of slow-pokes I've passed squinting into the Sun with the visor firmly up and no sunglasses in sight. Really?

 

[walkin jack]

First I've heard of hate for the sun visor. I find it surprising. I love mine and use it all the time.

 

[ContinentalOp]

Ruthie used to think the visor was for storing parking tickets.

Filled up the glove box, eh?