Do Tinted Helmet Visors diminish your ability to see out in the dark/night?

[JimH]

I am looking to replacement helmet this year and had a question about using a replacement visor which is tinted to help with sun and glare. Do they work like blacked windows in a car which you can see fine out of at night, or more like sun glasses which diminish ability to see in the dark? Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Jim

 

[racoon]

I ride with an HJC C91 modular helmet.
It has a "sun visor" that can be manually lowered over your eyes when you're riding in bright sunlight.
It can be raised completely out of the way when you don't need/want it.

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

if you are looking for something like transitions lens then you want what is called a Photochromic Visor.

I currently have one on my Bell Qualifier DLX Mips Raiser Helmet and love it, Dark during the day and when the sun goes down it transitions to clear.

It is the one that I am wearing in my profile picture.

 

[Redbeard]

I purchased a "tinted" visor for my Shoei helmet around two months ago. It acts more like sunglasses to me. I do not like using it during night riding which is not that frequent. I like riding with my visor up with sunglasses on, but also I like the wind in the face.
Just my 2¢

 

[CRSpyder3]

With my Shoe Fire tint I can see "fine" on well lit suburban/city streets. However, visibility is reduced substantially.

A side note: I believe that most states say that tinted visors are illegal at night.

 

[Clark]

if you are looking for something like transitions lens then you want what is called a Photochromic Visor.

I currently have one on my Bell Qualifier DLX Mips Raiser Helmet and love it, Dark during the day and when the sun goes down it transitions to clear.

It is the one that I am wearing in my profile picture.

Yep me too!! Best helmet I've had to date!

 

[djh3]

My experience is yes a tinted "darker" visor is hard to see at night. My Bell Mag 9 has a clear with a tinted drop down that is'not to bad at night. Best night visor I have had is an amber color, good for rain too. Daylight not so much.

 

[troop]

I often replace my dark inner sunscreen with a yellow/amber one. Since I generally wear sunglasses, amber/yellow cuts down glare and is nice on cloudy/rainy days. One benefit of the dark sunscreens is that you can lower them just enough to act as a peak.

 

[Cobranut]

I bought my wife and I Sena modular helmets which have the drop-down dark visor.
It works well in bright daylight, but I wouldn't want to try to ride at night with it down.