Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
A filthy windshield (maybe), sun right in his eyes (certainly),
You frequently offer that up as an excuse, and you are frequently off the mark. In this case the sun angle above the horizon and relative to axis of the road were not problematic. I drive. A lot. Often during sunrise and sunset. The angle above the horizon is truly only problematic within the first and last 30 minutes, if that. Further, it's only problematic during that time period if it's within a few degrees of dead ahead. In this case it wasn't close to either of those metrics. Take a look at the shadows of the objects and workers on scene from the photos posted here.
You'll argue with me. We live in the same city. After COVID passes, I have a truck with a dirty windshield and $1000 I'll wager that outside the parameters I laid out, the sun does not present an obstacle to seeing objects on the road. It does provide a really lame damn excuse to those intellectually dishonest enough to use it.