Frank Stanford's comment
Jul 27, 2010
I HAVE EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT PRANG-UP BETWEEN AN AMBULANCE AND THE E&N DAYLINER ON SUNDAY EVENING.
A POLICE STATEMENT SAYS GLARE FROM THE SUN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
I BELIEVE IT. I'VE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE A NUMBER OF TIMES RECENTLY...AND SO HAVE YOU, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD. IT COMES ON YOU VERY SUDDENLY...YOU'RE DRIVING A WINDING ROAD, HEADED IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF EAST IN THE MORNING, OR WEST IN THE EVENING, WITH THE SUN LOW IN THE SKY, CHANCES ARE THAT AS YOU CHANGE DIRECTION YOU'RE SUDDENLY GOING TO FIND YOURSELF STARTING STRAIGHT AT THE SUN AND UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. HOPEFULLY THE EFFECT LASTS NO MORE THAN A FRACTION OF A SECOND. OF COURSE THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED IF YOUR WINDSHIELD IS NOT CLEAN, INSIDE AND OUT...BAD ENOUGH TO BE BATTLING THE SHEER BRIGHTNESS...WHEN IT'S SPLASHED ALL OVER THE WINDSCREEN YOU'RE REALLY BLINDED. MORAL OF THAT STORY IS EASY...SCRUB THE WINDSHIELD EVERY WEEK-END, AND DON'T LEAVE STREAKS.
YOU HATE TO THINK THAT SUCH A DIFFICULT, MUNDANE TASK AS WASHING WINDOWS SHOULD BE SO IMPORTANT...BUT YOUR LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT.
THIS IS FRANK STANFORD.
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