>Andrew, I didn't mean to suggest that one drive around >with one eye pinched shut for any length of time; just >long enough to get past the offending driver. Five >seconds or so. > >I'm no ophthalmologist, but a quick test with a >flashlight in the mens-room mirror confirms my >suspicion that regardless of how much light one eye >gets, both pupils will dilate together in response to >a bright light. But closing one eye prevents that >eye's retina from being seared by the oncoming driver. >(The same experiment also assures my co-workers that I >should not be allowed in the rest room unsupervised.) I have noticed that my eyes do NOT respond in coordination... if one is exposed to lower light levels than the other, I will note an uncomfortable difference... easily testable by closing the eyes alternately under uniform light. They can take minutes to come right. This may be neural rather than pupillary. >Sure, driving with the other eye temporarily blinded >is briefly disconcerting, but certainly less so than >driving with TWO frazzled eyeballs. Besides, most >Vanagon drivers are quite accustomed to driving with >one eye on the road and the other on the gauges ... That's IF the instrument lighting is working... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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