Originally Posted by
Blackbird
Absolutely correct.
There was a case study in the early 1970's where there were a statistically significant number of unexplained crashes on a stretch of German autobahn in winter. The Ergonomics Dept of Cranfield University in the UK cracked it. The low sun angle through leafless poplars at the side of the autobahn created a flicker which in turn created a type of epileptic seizure in some drivers that had a predisposition to light frequencies of that type.
So yes, a very real phenomenon......
I can identify with this. A few years ago when I lived in Papatowai in the Catlins, I worked at Fonterra at Edendale through the winter months. There was one particular stretch of road near Fortrose lined with tall flaxes. If I timed it right, (or wrong, depending on how you look at it), the sun shining between the flaxes had a very disturbing effect on me.
"Statistics are used as a drunk uses lampposts - for support, not illumination."
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