Finding the Ultimate Driving Lens
Photochromic to darken & lighten tint behind windscreen.
Polarized to cut glare. Three colours in one lens
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Whether racing your pride and joy, tackling your 4x4 off road, coasting in your vintage roadster, or simply driving for necessity, there’s one thing you can’t do without. Your vision.
Driving demands a lot from our eyes; driving in blinding sunlight, on wet roads, in fog, in the rain or with glare reflecting off other surfaces. Not to mention we need to decipher road signs and traffic signals along the way.
So if you are wanting an extra edge when racing or simply serious about safe driving, sunglass choice should not be an inconsequential afterthought.
Some sunglasses are simply unsuitable for driving. They can be too dark or too light. They can be the wrong colour. Some lens colours distort the viewing of colours and contrast making it difficult to pick the apex of a fast corner and compromises ability to read traffic signals and signs.
So what do you look for in a sunglass?
Your number one priority is addressing glare. Glare is frequently cited as the cause of road accidents, with blinding glare being a common and dangerous assault upon vision. It is produced when bright light is reflected off smooth surfaces such as the road, the car in front, your own bonnet, wet surfaces, your car dashboard and by a low sun. Polarized lenses are the only lenses that will block this dangerous glare, so polarization is a must.
Next, lens colour. Lens colour is crucial to ensure traffic signal recognition, legibility of road signs and being able to spot potential hazards. Brown or copper lenses are excellent for driving because they enhance contrast and definition, providing sharper vision. This is the lens colour of choice for professional drivers, so they can’t be wrong!
Tint density is also a major consideration. Too dark, and you’ll not have enough light entering your eyes. Too light, you’ll have too much light entering your eyes. So what tint do you choose when weather conditions constantly change? A photochromic lens that automatically darkens and lightens depending on the available light would be perfect. But regular photochromic lenses don’t work behind a car windscreen; they are activated by UV light and the windscreen blocks UV.
It’s easy to be overwhelmed. However, there is an ultimate sunglass solution for driving. Transitions® Drivewear®.
Transitions Drivewear is a photochromic and polarized sunglass lens that changes colour behind the car windscreen. It reacts to both visible and UV light allowing the lens tint to automatically darken in bright light, and lighten in low light. Transitions Drivewear seamlessly changes to three colours: the ultimate copper colour while driving, yellow/olive in low light and dark brown outside in bright sunlight. In fact, Transitions Drivewear is the world’s only polarized photochromic lens that automatically changes to three colours.
Available in non-prescription and prescription, Transitions Drivewear lenses can be fitted into many sunglass frames or you can buy ready-made non-prescription sunglasses. Developed by ophthalmologists and optometrists in the US, Transitions Drivewear combines two global leading technologies: Transitions® photochromics and NuPolar® polarization.
The SUPER VISION of Transitions Drivewear gives you the edge for comfort and safety. Drive anywhere. Do anything.
