Glare isn't the only way to see water, and the glasses don't cut 100% of glare. They minimize it. I've spent thousands of hours looking at water. I've shot many photos of water using polarized filters. It comes down to personal preference. Polarized glasses are NOT going to make standing water invisible, or even hard to detect. Hell, I'd argue it makes the standing water more visible, by cutting down the wet road glare.

And I don't even wear polarized anymore .

 

^^^that's all well and good and i'm no "water engineer" like you are so i'm just sharing my experience with polarized lenses. i never said it makes water invisible. actually i said, and i'll quote here, "to cut down on glare". i have a pair of wiley x glasses with polarized slip in lenses and i use them to fish. i can see clear through the water with them on with zero glare. i just wouldn't use them to ride, period. that's all i'm sayin'. feel better now?

 

Yup, I agree.

 

I'm hard on sun glasses, so I just use cheap tinted safety glasses from Lowes or Home Depot.

 

It's why I only wear polarized sunglasses Charlie. You never know when that puddle might be holding a nice trout.