A Guide to Driving Sunglasses

Driving is one of the major reason people get sunglasses. Having a pair of good sunglasses is essential to anyone behind the wheel. When sun hits right into your eyes you lose up to 90% of road view. This can cost you a car and in the worst case scenario a life. Getting a pair of sunglasses for driving could be compared to how to swim - it is life essential.

When buying a pair of sunglasses for driving there are a few things to consider:

1. Driving sunglasses must provide a full view

When getting sunglasses for driving make sure when you wear them they don't come in a way to your vision. Some sunglasses can look really cool, but once on the face you should not see a frame in either directions. It means no frame on the top, bottom or sides. Shield shape sunglasses or those that wrap on the sides are usually the best.

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2. Driving sunglasses must not slide off the face

While when driving you don't tend to move a lot, you may still drop your head down to read something. You don't want to take your hands off the wheel to put sunglasses back onto the face. So, sunglasses for driving must be snug on your face. Some of the popular Oakley sunglasses models have rubber ends on the arms. This makes them very popular for driving as they will stay put on the head at all times.

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3. Do you need polarized sunglasses for driving?

This is a common dilemma among people who need sunglasses for driving. Polarized sunglasses are great because they cut glare - very annoying thing during winter especially. But some people don't like how polarized glasses interfere with the windshield creating a rainbow effect on the sides. It is up to you. There is no right or wrong.

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4. Do you need vision corrective lenses in your sunglasses?

Even if your eyes are super good on normal occasion, driving is different. When you drive you actually read a lot of signs and tend to look much further ahead than while walking and talking. When you go to a doctor to check your eyes, you will often walk out with a prescription for driving purposes only. If this is your case you might as well get sunglasses with prescription lenses to get best of both worlds.

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5. Do you need sunglasses for evening driving?

Yes, as funny as it sounds, you need sunglasses in the evening and early morning when sun is on the most horizontal angle. In early hours and just before the sunset sun may not be very powerful but it will beam right into your eyes. This is when you may lose 90% of the road view. You absolutely need sunglasses then.

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