[poptop]

Some cops just can't help themselves !!! Once a bully always a bully!

 

[satxron]

The Director of Transportation makes the call on the glasses. DOT meaning the State Dept. of Transportation. They must be shatterproof in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Director has a memo someplace I am sure.

Just wear glasses and don't sweat the little stuff. There are no officers gonna challenge what glasses you are wearing.

 

[Cincyvic]

Retired cop from Ohio here. I'd be willing to bet that most, if not all, officers in Ohio wouldn't know what a pair of "DOT approved glasses" are/were if they were wearing them themselves. Just get a quality pair of polycarbonate lenses that keep the debris and wind out of your eyes and enjoy the ride and look out for the cagers!

 

[Monkeyman]

I bought a pair of Oakley sunglasses with removable lenses (day and night wear) that have a rubber moulding that fit around the frames. They are sort of like goggles. I love them when riding with a half helmet on. Heres the link
http://www.oakley.com/products/6873/25847

The Wind Jackets come with day and night lenses, as well as the foam liner. I know a few who use them and find they work well. You can even get them with prescription lenses. Oakley wants some serious cash for those @ $220. If you're military/law enforcement (including corrections), Oakley has a sister site called Standard Issue (www.oakleysi.com) that carries alot of the same eyewear for about 1/2 the price. Generally, you can't get all the fancy colors (only black). A co-worker just bought a pair of the Wind Jackets for $130. I'll probably buy a pair of Wind Jackets with prescription tinted lenses next year when my insurance will pay for them. I wear a helmet but my magnetic tinted lenses suck and I could use more wind protection for my eyes.

 

[goatlocker95]

The Director of Transportation makes the call on the glasses. DOT meaning the State Dept. of Transportation. They must be shatterproof in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Director has a memo someplace I am sure.
Just wear glasses and don't sweat the little stuff. There are no officers gonna challenge what glasses you are wearing.

I agree with the second half of your post but if you are being refered to a DOT standard then it is a Federal DOT standard, not state. Though the states are the ones that enact which standards are enforced.

As DSJR's post pointed out, the Ohio official who determines what constitutes protective eye wear is theDirector of Public Safety, not the Director of Transportation.I know in Maryland several people have fought against the helmet law because it states "(b)Required headgear. -- An individual may not operate or ride on a motorcycle unless the individual is wearing protective headgear that meets the standards established by the Administrator" Also "(d)Approval of protective devices by Administrator. -- The Administrator3)Shall publish lists of all protective headgear and eye-protective devices that he approves, by name and type." The problem is no such list has been published. So I wouldn't assume that "The Director has a memo someplace I am sure" However, for Maryland helmets "The Maryland Court of Appeals agreed that the statute does not require the MVA to publish a list of helmets in an opinion filed February 10, 1998 in the case of Anne S. Ferro v. William Michael Lewis."

All that being said, I agree with you to "Just wear glasses and don't sweat the little stuff."

And on that note MVA also agrees:http://www.mva.maryland.gov/MVA-Programs/moto/protective-gear.htm
"In Maryland, individuals may not operate or ride on a motorcycle unless they are wearing an approved eye-protective device. Motorcycle operators and passengers must wear an eye-protective device that is in compliance with the Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations on impact resistance, 21 CFR Section 801.410(d)(2). Eye-protective devices include face shields, goggles, and spectacles. Most eyewear sold over the counter complies with the FDA's impact resistance regulations. Motorcycle operators and passengersshould wear clear (non-tinted) eye-protective devices when motor vehicles are required to display or use their lights."

 

[jdelliott]

The Illinois law reads much like the Ohio law. If you have a decent faceshield on your 3/4 helmet, nobody should give you any trouble. We do not have a helmet law in Illinois but we do have a vision preservation law. The outcome is that we have people riding around with a bandana instead of a helmet and a pair of plastic goggles that may have cost them $5 at Walmart. The effective legal position is that you may be brain dead due to no helmet but your eyes will work. What kind of crap is that?

Well, if you are brain-dead, then you can be an organ donor, and eyes are a vital organ that someone may need - can't have you ruining them for the next person.

 

[RexW]

A co-worker just bought a pair of the Wind Jackets for $130.

My brother works for an optometrist. I got them at cost plus 20%. I paid about the same as your co-worker. Otherwise, I would be wearing a pair of cheap work, DOT-approved flash glasses for riding.

 

[Monkeyman]

I wear prescription eyeglasses and a helmet (with a face shield) but I still get dry eyes from the little bit of wind that makes its way past/under the face shield. Prescription glasses with a rubber/foam seal would help immensely. Insurance only pays for one pair/year (and not all of that) so I'll have to wait til next year. I'll get tinted lenses first then clear lenses as money allows. The frames are $130 @ Oakley Standard Issue but the prescription lenses are an additional $130. Still not bad, IMO.

 

[RexW]

The frames are $130 @ Oakley Standard Issue but the prescription lenses are an additional $130. Still not bad, IMO.

No, not bad at all, especially for prescription lenses.

 

[phoenix9]

I have no interest in talking about laws, or the exact codes, or what spec meets which State's language....but I'll throw out a simple piece of advice:
Safety glasses: Home Depot, Menards, Lowes, Ace Hardware......
-They are relatively inexpensive.
-They meet ANSI specs.
-They are shatter resistant when that random rock flies up into your eye.
-They wrap around the eye.
-They resist scratching.....they do still scratch so welcome to life.
-They make them in clear, yellow, and tinted.
-You can find them with the foam liners as well.
-Anymore, you can find ones that look like your $100 designer glasses for about $15-25.
-....and.....you don't have to change your glasses when you walk onto a jobsite.