![]() To achieve certification, safety glasses must go through a strict set of testing procedures, demonstrating that they protect against the most common hazards, such as blunt impact, radiation, splashes and droplets, dust and small dust particles. The right pair of glasses can reduce exposure to contagious diseases and help keep medical professionals safe. Either way, you’ll need a pair of glasses that wraps around for total eye protection.įor healthcare workers, safety glasses have become an important part of the personal protective equipment worn in hazardous healthcare settings. If UV rays or liquid splash is an issue you’ll face while working on a project, one pair of glasses might work better, while dust or debris could merit a completely different pair. Now I know how the continuous scanning habit is useful to avoid the motion induced blindness.If you’re working on a job or project that puts your eyes at risk, a good pair of safety glasses is a must, and these days, there are all sorts of different safety glasses to choose from. Continuously scanning the 3 mirrors is another habit that I picked up from those times. I think this would be a story of most folks which have learnt driving in other countries with strict licencing authorities.Ĭhecking the blindspot over the shoulder is something that I picked up that time and is still part of my regular driving. I remember practising parallel-parking (not more than a feet from the curb) and 3-point-turns hundreds of times. I remember, going through the 'how to drive' booklet of the state DMV multiple times and really learning the rules by heart. That caused a lot of seriousness in the learning process for newcomers like me. At that time, there have been a few recent cases where people could not clear either the written test or the actual road-test. Kudos to the original author (antz.bin) as well as Throttleking for sharing.įor me after the 21 days of driving-school training in Mumbai, I learned the 'actual' driving in US while being at onsite for the first time. However, what does not need any second sense is to understand the dangers of 'voluntary' additional distractions (loud music, phones, eating, chatting) that can affect driving safety. MIB or visual disappearance is a 'natural' involuntary phenomenon that requires awareness and knowledge to mitigate. I can't recollect what the study in the documentary was called, but I began driving by the speedometer rather than by visual instincts in inclement weather since then. I have actually experienced this with my own self, and it is scary to know that your brain WILL miscalculate the dynamics of driving as a result of distorted cognitive feedback in fog/haze/rain and other low visibility conditions. There is another interesting phenomenon that I once saw in a documentary wherein a driver tends to drive faster than normal in adverse conditions such as in rain or fog. In his words "snap a fresh picture 4 times a minute". One of the first tips I received from my instructor when I took my driving lessons was to constantly shift my gaze and check my rear view mirrors every 10/15 seconds. It is a long known phenomenon and an essential FYI to all drivers. To be honest I am a bit surprised at the reaction on MIB by fellow readers here. Damn, that thing wakes me up for next 200kms easilyĭid you guys tried the test with larger size of yellow dots with different background color? They still disappear from your vision. The moment I feel that I am going to doze off, I take ONE HARD BITE of the lemon and try to chew it badly. I always keep small pieces fresh lemon handy with me in my car during the night drives. And thats when I use the ultimate solution. TIP : Beyond a point I cant control the MIB effect and I begin to feel sleepy. Obviously I did not it is called MIB until I read the above article. After one or two occurrences of MIB, I begin the eye movement to avoid the further occurrence. And this is all because I tend to focus on a straight road, passing trees are barely visible, there is no traffic, hardly any moving objects that can move my eyes towards them, and in all probability because I am tired too. At around 4am, when I am done with 500kms and it is still dark, I experience motion induced blindness(MIB) for few seconds. I usually start at 8pm and drive continuously, with merely one break in between. ![]() Whenever I go to Nagpur from Pune, I prefer to drive at night. ![]() Let me elaborate the situation when it can literally happen. I have personally experienced this many times, though this does not happen to me so easily. ![]()
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