What's this about polarised sunglasses being bad for cycling (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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Finally got a pair of prescription sunglasses for summer, but apparently polarised lenses are potentially dangerous for cyclists according to Redditors due to light playing weird tricks on you. On my first day wearing them the only interesting thing I noticed was my phone screen shimmering like a foil trading card

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[-] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

idk if you're joking or not, since I used to be about that life until some unfortunate drunk biking accidents. Fortunately no head injuries (that I remember...), but that was pure luck. wear a helmet, and know that drunk biking is still really dangerous.

[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

I was joking, I only did it a couple times. I usually don't get drunk due to my alcohol tolerance, so it was tipsy. Rental bikes don't come with helmets so I was winging it. Eventually I was getting taxis since they were dirt cheap