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It could reduce your own visibility
Significant scratches can reduce clear vision and increase reflections or glare from lights. This can affect daytime and nighttime riding alike; it does not improve the rider’s reactions. Keep the visor clean and replace a badly damaged one with a compatible part according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Scratch resistance does not make a visor immune to damage.
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It will affect the rider's visibility at night but not during the day
It could reduce your own visibility
If the motorcyclist is dazzled, this will improve and enhance their correct reaction in controlling the motorcycle
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