Tips when blinded while driving by sunset/weather, etc??

[Anonymous]

Last night at sunset I was blinded while driving. I had defogged my windows, but there was still moisture and that combined with the sunset made me completely blind at one point. I finally opened my windows and hung my head out the window to see. This happened one other time to me close to 20 years ago where I was blinded by an extreme rain storm until i got to the side of the road and pulled over.

Anyone have tips. I am embarrassed to give the location where this happened last night, but if anyone was behind a car that was going super slow with a lady hanging her head out the window...many apologies. I am still shook up and I am sorry if I inconvenienced anyone.

I welcome any advice. I was truly frightening. I vaguely recall this happening before in the same road, but not so severe that I was totally blinded. I just could not see as well I wanted with the sunset. Unfortunately, I have to use this road at this time.

[Anonymous]

If you literally can't see, slow down and put on your blinker and stop the damn car.

If you are just blinded a bit, you are supposed to look for the white line on the right of the road and follow that. Sounds like you couldn't see that though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you literally can't see, slow down and put on your blinker and stop the damn car.

If you are just blinded a bit, you are supposed to look for the white line on the right of the road and follow that. Sounds like you couldn't see that though.

Thanks. I almost did the blinkers, but instead I slowed way down. I could not see the white line. Luckily once I stuck my head out I could see the lines and at least gauge where cars were. Once I was a little farther down the road and past the worst of the glare, I could finally see again.

[Anonymous]

Was this on Route 28 near Waxpool Rd on Friday afternoon?

Because for a few minutes there was this very weird phenomenon of almost zero visibility, just from road spray. It was so strange. Wasn’t really raining that hard, and it wasn’t foggy, but for some reason the road spray was like a smoke screen.

So bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was this on Route 28 near Waxpool Rd on Friday afternoon?

Because for a few minutes there was this very weird phenomenon of almost zero visibility, just from road spray. It was so strange. Wasn’t really raining that hard, and it wasn’t foggy, but for some reason the road spray was like a smoke screen.

So bizarre.

OP here. No, it was Friday though at approximately 5:05/5:10pm. Something about the way the light came in through my windshield made it impossible to see anything. The road is really strange with sun and I have to use it a lot. I know in the summer sometimes the sun is so bright on that road it is painful to my eyes and gives me a headache even while wearing special dark sunglasses.

[Anonymous]

Do you need to wash the inside of your windshield?

I drove DW's car once and the sunset blinded me because the inside of her windshield was filthy. Promptly purchased some windex wipes and stuck them in her glovebox.

[Anonymous]

Do you have polarized sunglasses? They help a lot in this situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you need to wash the inside of your windshield?

I drove DW's car once and the sunset blinded me because the inside of her windshield was filthy. Promptly purchased some windex wipes and stuck them in her glovebox.

OP here. Eek. I never wash the inside of my windshield. Hanging my head in shame. Will do this. Thanks. Had no idea there were windex wipes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have polarized sunglasses? They help a lot in this situation.

No, will look into getting them. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

66 is often like this. I rarely travel using it but I remember driving westbound outside the beltway one sunny afternoon and encountering this. I don't know how people deal with this on a daily basis.