Why the hate for sun visors in cars?

[Absalom]

My commute takes me East every morning, ...

Given the usual sky condition in Vegas, that is certainly a reasonable circumstance to just leave them down. In Oregon, on the other hand ...

During the days of my cavorting in the Mojave, my chrome dome made a wide-brimmed hat a necessity, so that generally made the visor superfluous..

 

[ContinentalOp]

Need to have the type used in aircraft. Dark tinted plastic that cuts glare/sun and can be seen through.

I've got something like that in my car. Some tinted plastic that clips onto the visor. If the sun is low enough to cause glare even with the visor down, I can flip the plastic down to cut glare but still see the road. Don't need it very often, but when I do I'm glad I have it.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Filled up the glove box, eh?

That's full of air fresheners.

 

[Telecaster]

It's not hate, the "news" articles just want to help Bosch sell their new junk.

 

[bgrafsr]

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.

I have a problem seeing the traffic lights sometimes. I bought the suction cup prism (came in a package of two) and used it in my Ford Rangers. Now that I have an F 150, I don't need them anymore.

 

[bgrafsr]

You all need to get the "Tac Visor" that the ex Navy fighter pilot hawks on TV, along with a bunch of other products.
Hey, it's only "$19.99 and for a limited time we'll send you two of them, just pay handling for the second Tac Visor".

 

[soFlaNative]

Time change = later sunrise.
Sun rises further south in the winter.
Eastbound AM commute puts the sun right around the rear view mirror where the visor won't reach.
I wear a ball cap.

 

[Onomea]

I bet in most cases it has to do with how tall people are, as Steve alludes to with how hi/low one sits, and Rusty jokes about 4'10" Ruthie.

I'm 6'2" and rarely use them, but sure do if driving into a rising or setting sun. My worst experience was driving into a rising sun on I25 one winter morning on biz in Denver. Sunglasses and visor down, I could still barely see. Not fun in rush hour traffic...

Driving in the southwest I saw a lot of folks with tinted glass. I understand that's illegal in some states. Plus, what about driving at night? What we need is auto glass that works like my glasses, becoming dark in bright sunlight and fully transparent when cloudy or dark. (One of the drawbacks of glasses like mine is they don't work inside a car, behind glass, so I keep prescription dark glasses in my car...)

 

[WardenRoss]

I just tilt down the brim of my cowboy hat.

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[SgtStone]

{snip}
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?

Hard to say which commute is more difficult in Las Vegas valley, East in the morning or West looking into the setting sun. Brutal.


When I ordered my Tacoma Pre-runner years back, the dealer tinted all the windows of my extended cab. The tint was so dark I had to lighten the front and driver windows in order to see better at night but still a substantial tint. The passenger compartment's dark tint helps protect my granddaughters from the harsh desert sunlight.


Instead of sunglasses I wear 'transition' lenses that automatically darken and lighten depending on conditions. Even brief exposure to winter Mojave sun will darken the lenses to their extreme tint. Like many Las Vegans I hesitate for a moment after coming indoors for the lenses to lighten -- a few seconds with the new formulas -- much better than fumbling with changing from sunglasses to indoor eye wear.


Wonder if some of the other commuters you notice have tinted or transition contact lenses in place of sunglasses. In any case some form of automatic sun shade on the windshield and driver compartment windows makes sense over swinging the current visors up and down (or sideways ;-).

 

[STCM(SW)]

I wear a ball cap.

 

[Texas40]

I've got something like that in my car. Some tinted plastic that clips onto the visor. If the sun is low enough to cause glare even with the visor down, I can flip the plastic down to cut glare but still see the road. Don't need it very often, but when I do I'm glad I have it.

Sorta but different. What Im talking about IS the visor no additional things to attach. Envision your OEM visor replaced with your clip on addition as the OEM unit.



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[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I almost always wear an obsolete Army cap, occasionally replaced by a ball cap, so a visor is not necessary. However, it is still useful, because it can often be adjusted to be functional when the cap requires a less than optimal neck position.

 

[M29since14]

No hate for visors, but I do find that, when needed, a ball cap does a MUCH better job for me. I rarely use the visors, but wouldn't want to be without them.

Dirty windshields will dramatically increase squinting when driving into the sun. I once heard the two most commonly found dangerous conditions on typical passenger vehicles were under-inflated tires and mis-aimed headlights. I think dirty windshields, mirrors, etc, should be added to that list. I hate riding in a car with a dirty windshield.

 

[BC38]

Why is it that any criticism or dislike of any thing or person is classified as "hate" these days. I don't like using sun visors so I'm a "hater"? Really?

 

[LVSteve]

Why is it that any criticism or dislike of any thing or person is classified as "hate" these days. I don't like using sun visors so I'm a "hater"? Really?

Maybe because "hate" is shorter to type than "ill advised criticism from automotive journalists who should know better".

Seriously, visors serve a useful purpose, but both articles come close to saying they are useless.

 

[hittman77]

Sun visors don't bother me but there's just not much use for them.

That's what good quality sunglasses are for.

 

[zeke]

For me, sun visors are a necessity, and have worn 2 out in 2005 truck. Every year am getting more photo sensitive, and it be a whole lot more than annoying.

 

[Marshwheeling]

The school buses I drive use the transparent Lexan shades. That is one reason I always have a small Channellock in my pocket. They get out of adjustment and won't stay where you put them unless you snug up the fastening hardware.

 

[jimtr6]

I wear a ball cap.

I just close my eyes on the straights, squint on the curves (if I'm still awake).