If you have ever driven towards the blazing sun, you know how tricky and uncomfortable that situation can be. When the sun is shining directly into your eyes as you drive toward it, your views of the road ahead is restricted due to the glare. The glare can literally blind the drivers and pose serious safety hazards . When glare is restricting your view slow down and use extra caution.

BP Auto Spares India deals in a variety of spare parts including Mahindra Scorpio Parts for numerous Mahindra vehicles. To help drivers drive safely in the bright sun, they have grounded few tips to help improve visibility and keep you from driving blind.

• You need to look farther up the road. You have to stay completely focused on your driving and where you are going so that you can know before hand when you may be taking a turn to be in sun’s path directly.
• Buy a good quality polarized glasses. If you think wearing sunglasses in winter is silly then you need to think again. Polarized sun glasses are an essential safety tool for any driver year around. Keep them within a second's reach so that you can wear them when the sunlight is too difficult to handle.
• The traffic will gradually slow down and so do you when driving towards the brightly lit sun on the horizon.
• Dirt and dust particles on the inside and outside of your windshield make the beams of sunlight refract and scatter which intensifies the glare. So clean your windshield properly every time you go for a drive in the bright sunlight. You can see everything with clarity when your windshield is clean to the T.
• Lower your car's sun visor when needed to block the dazzling beams of sunshine.
• Avoid pile up of things on your dashboard. Sunlight reflects off items on your dashboard. So anything too shiny will give you trouble seeing properly.
• Try not to stare directly into the sun but towards the far edge of the road

Concluding this we would like you to know this one important fact, bright sunlight may create visual illusions, due to which, the chances of life-threatening accidents is 16% higher during bright sunlight than normal weather.