| All over the globe, safety regulations are in place to | | | | the law in the U.K, if you either use a 50% onwards |
| protect drivers and pedestrians. In a society, where | | | | tinted visor or use a tinted visor whilst it is still dark. |
| vehicle accidents are rife, it is very important to | | | | Tinted visors are only ever meant for daytime use |
| protect oneself and others. Since the motorcycle is | | | | to protect the driver from glare, but if used during |
| considered one of the most hazardous vehicles, | | | | the evening or night, your vision might be obscured, |
| mainly for the driver, as there is no protective cloak | | | | in turn causing a fatal accident. |
| of metal; there are a number of laws in place to | | | | Visors are there, however, not only to aid vision in |
| protect the individual. The laws cover equipment for | | | | bright sunlight but to protect the motorcyclist from |
| a motorcyclist. They must be up to a certain | | | | outside harm, such as dust in the wind. There a few |
| standard; otherwise it is illegal to wear them. One of | | | | variations of visors available on the market, including |
| the items of equipment is the visor - a protective | | | | the clear visor, the coloured, tinted, smoked, iridium |
| surface attached to the helmet that protects | | | | and coloured. All but the clear visor aim to filter |
| motorcyclist eyes against bright sunlight and glare. | | | | sunlight, so that in bright sunny conditions you are |
| In the U.K laws state any visor used must be | | | | not blinded when driving along. Each visor that aims |
| approved. To prove that it is up to British standards, | | | | to filter sunlight has different properties; hence, one |
| it will have either a BS4110 or an EC regulation 22 | | | | might filter light better than another one. It's always |
| type 5 mark. The latter, a mark that shows that it is | | | | best to check to what extent they filter light, so |
| a legally safe helmet, is one of the only helmets | | | | that you can decide what the most suitable visor is |
| legally accepted in the U.K. | | | | for you. Remember to take into account local |
| Most of Europe follows the same guidelines of | | | | weather conditions and seasonal change and how this |
| standards as Britain, but laws still may defer. The | | | | might affect your sight when on a motorcycle. |
| USA does not have as strict standards as the U.K on | | | | It is recommended that in winter, when it is less likely |
| helmet regulations; however, there are variations | | | | to be sunny, to use a clear visor with anti-fog and |
| from state to state on what is acceptable. | | | | anti-scratch properties. An excellent idea may be to |
| In the U.K, a visor is allowed to be tinted, but it | | | | buy two visors, one clear and one that filters light |
| should only ever be 50% tinted at most, so that | | | | and carry them around with you whenever you are |
| your vision is not obscured in any way. It is breaking | | | | on your motorcycle just to be safe. |