If a bug or other animal causes your visor to become smeared, what should you do?

If a bug or other animal causes your visor to become smeared, what should you do?

• A. Keep riding
• B. Wipe with sleeve
• C. Increase speed
• D. Pull over and clean up as soon as possible

Answer: (A)

When your vision is obstructed, your top priority is to restore a clear view of the road as quickly and safely as possible. A smeared visor hides hazards, decreases your ability to judge distance and speed, and lengthens your reaction time to surprises. Continuing to ride with poor visibility is a major safety risk. The right course is to pull over to a safe spot and clean the visor as soon as you can. Wiping with a sleeve can scratch or smear the visor further and isn’t effective for thorough cleaning. Increasing speed or keeping going without clearing the view only makes things more dangerous. If you stop, use a clean cloth and water or a proper visor cleaner to wipe the visor, then dry it and recheck that visibility is clear before continuing. Carrying a microfiber cloth or visor cleaner can help prevent this situation in the future.

When your vision is obstructed, your top priority is to restore a clear view of the road as quickly and safely as possible. A smeared visor hides hazards, decreases your ability to judge distance and speed, and lengthens your reaction time to surprises. Continuing to ride with poor visibility is a major safety risk.

The right course is to pull over to a safe spot and clean the visor as soon as you can. Wiping with a sleeve can scratch or smear the visor further and isn’t effective for thorough cleaning. Increasing speed or keeping going without clearing the view only makes things more dangerous.

If you stop, use a clean cloth and water or a proper visor cleaner to wipe the visor, then dry it and recheck that visibility is clear before continuing. Carrying a microfiber cloth or visor cleaner can help prevent this situation in the future.