Yes, they are looking for a "Partially opened visor. They state that a visor (shield) that has been removed or of course closed, is better than partially opened.

 

FWIW, I doubt that most sunglasses or regular glasses are made from safety type lenses and I wouldn't rely on them for any kind of protection.

I wear glasses and a tinted visor down on sunny days or clear down on shady days. I do crack it a little for some air.

 

I only do BMW instruction at Barber at Road Atlanta, and i never heard this. That said, I leave mine off always except when racing.







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Visor OPEN, still attached to helmet...been doing it since my first DE.

I tried ONE session with it closed and immediatly went to "visor up" mode, been doing it ever since and I'm on my 5th helmet.

If it gets messy or I have an off I can flick it down real quick...that helps, believe me, I have video of me picking grass and other debris out of my helmet after coming into contact with a tire wall years ago, visor was still up - YECK!!

 

Sunglasses on and tinted visor up. Sunglasses provide better optics than the shield so I prefer them but I don't remove the visor completely. That way if I forget to put my sunglasses on when I leave the garage (it's happened before) I can flip the visor down and keep going.

 

Yup, what jakermc said...I forgot the sunglasses part.

 

Visor removed or open when doing DE, especially in the summer. Sometimes down in the March events but I find it fogs up.

Visor down when on the motorcycle. I can't go a mile without my eye drying out. I wear the same prescription sunglasses for both.


I wore my Hans to the local BMW club Driver's School. My instructor also in the PCA didn't care, but they spoke to him about my non-equal protection.

 

Visor down but not snapped closed..... I keep it a click or two open to allow air movement....

Ever get a bee in your car whilst on the track? I did and it found its way right to my then open visor... I managed to smite the bee....

Then there was a time a student took me off track into the wet primordial ooze that sometimes makes up outside Big Bend at Lime Rock... getting that schiess in you face isn't a good thing...

Put the visor back on, and closed...(well a click or two open)

 

1 click open, all vents on the helmet open. Usually tinted visor as well. I HATE sunglasses when wearing a helmet.

 

Tim:

Outstanding use of SMITE, I find it hard to use outside a sanctuary

 

I got a bee in my face at Barber last May just after I passed 007DT. Lemme tell you wimpy northerners: you do not want a visor closed or nearly closed in a very hot car with no carpeting in the South anytime between April and October.







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Psh, VR, go ice racing and we'll see who the wimp is

 

Oh, I assure you, if it's that cold, I'll use a visor and hot water in my cool shirt!







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Sunglasses on, visor open a crack for ventilation.

I've had chunks of rubber and other things fly in through the side window and hit me in the visor.

 

Sometimes we wait years to use certain verbs

that and some of the spooge that grows at LRP... plus stinging insects..

Visor down...

WTF does carpeting have to do with this?