They do give you a funny effect if looking through a windshield or visor. I sometimes think there's a slick on the road when there's not. And you do sometimes get distortions. They're fine if you're only looking through the glasses.

 

Add me to the list of polarized lens wearer's while on my bike. Matter of fact...just got a new pair of specs with some new-fangled lenses called "Drive Wear" which are supposed to helps see better in the shadows. So happens they are polarized. They're marketed for the driving/riding market...hence the name. They are transitional lenses as well. Since I was at the doc looking to get some new riding glasses, I bit the bullet and put them in a pair of prescription Wiley-X's. I love them. After about 3000 miles of wear while riding, I have seen no ill-effects from them being polarized - as a matter of fact, most of my riding glasses have been polarized. Sure, the gps screen can be harder to read at times, but I watch the road more than the screen. When I do look through my windshield i/o over it, the polarized lenses haven't been an issue. I wear a ff with shield most of the time as well.

I became sold on polarized lenses when I started fly fishing some years back. My experience is that I see things (potholes, debris) better with the polarized. YMMV.

 

The reason why is that most LCD screens are also using a polarizing shield in them. So what you get is sort of like when you have the south pole of two magnets pointing at each other. They interact and cause it to appear to be black.

 

I only wear polarized shades.

I've gone through several sunglasses and a few goggles....the very best I've found are in the fishin department at Bass Pro. A good set of dark, polarized shades, made for those bass fisherman blasting across the lake at 70 MPH. They filter the glare from the waves and chop, fit nice and snug and limit air movement.

Perfect for a bike!

 

I wear scripts with polarized transitional lenses, no problem even wearing my face shield on my hemet.

 

thanks for all the replies.

Yes, the only partial explanation I could get from the "expert" had to do with looking through windshields.. and distortion.

I have 2 pairs of polarized shades that I have been wearing for years (I had Lasik dones, and wanted to protect my "investments")... I am long aware of the funny rainbow effect of looking though tint in the car, etc... I was really curious if anyone had noticed issues with potholes.

I suppose this is likely what the "expert" was trying to tell me ... but to me, this falls into the category of "pay attention".

 

I wear polarized sun glasses only, they seem to make my eyes more restful at night after being out in the sun all day, especially if you are on a boat or at the beach. On the bike it helps to stop glare from any thing that reflects the sun.

 

I was told at the dealership also to stay away from Poloraized sunglasses, when I asked why, they told me it is harder to see slick or wet spots on the road because the glare would not be as visable. Made sense to me at the time.

 

Bingo......

I don't use polaroid lenses in the summer because they make it more difficult to see wet conditions on the road.

Here in the rural area where I live they tend to 'patch' the roads with a tar based mixture. This is fine until the dog-days of summer when the temperatures reach 90+ degrees. When the road surface gets hot this tar based mixture tends to turn into almost a liquid state on top, and it is VERY slick.

When road conditions are like that I want to be able to see the slick spots, and this is difficult when using polaroid lenses.

 

I have Rx sunglasses. Rayban warrior, they are the wrap around type. I don't have a problem reading computer screens or GPS unless I tilt my head, then those screens go black.

With tinted windows I do get some colorization thru the tint, but it's usually one slight tint of a color.

I see potholes just fine.

I see water on the road just fine. only there is no glare from the water.
Another thing that I have noticed is the asphalt sometimes has a reddish purple tint to it, but if there is water on it there is a different color.

I do have a windshield (looks dirtier when wearing my sunglasses) and a face shield.