Northwest Iowa — If you’re out and about driving during sunrise or sunset this time of year, you know that the sun is lined up directly with the road in front of you if you are eastbound in the morning or westbound in the evening.
Of course, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, but on days on either side of an equinox, the sun isn’t just roughly in that direction, but nearly perfectly aligned with the road. And that can cause visibility issues.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office has some tips for us. First of all, they say to be extra careful. They say some other things you can do that make a big difference include manually turning on your headlights, cleaning your windshield, using sunglasses, and using sun visors. They advise you to slow down and give yourself extra driving time for your commute during this time of year — and around the first day of spring as well. Both times of year the sun is lined up with the roads.
With the extra farm traffic on the roads too and moving at a slow speed, sunrises and sunsets are even more dangerous, so take it easy.
