Which of the following situations is the most dangerous for driving safety?

The traffic rules in New Zealand are established to ensure road safety and reduce traffic accidents. These rules are crucial for protecting the safety of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Let's explain why intense sunlight directly hitting the eyes is considered one of the most dangerous situations:

Firstly, intense sunlight directly hitting the eyes can severely impair a driver's visibility. This not only makes it difficult for the driver to see the road ahead, but it can also lead to temporary blindness, which is extremely dangerous while driving. Good visibility is one of the fundamental requirements for safe driving. Losing clear visibility means losing part of the control over the vehicle, which can lead to an inability to foresee and avoid sudden road conditions.

Secondly, when faced with bright light, drivers may instinctively shield their eyes with their hands or squint excessively, behaviors that can distract the driver and reduce their reaction time to surrounding events. In busy or complex traffic environments, every second of reaction time can mean the difference between an accident occurring or being avoided.

Although other factors, such as a few drops of rain on the windshield, a sudden large drop of bird droppings on the windshield, or a large truck passing by, can also pose a certain degree of impact and danger, they typically do not instantaneously and severely obstruct a driver's visibility or reaction ability, unlike intense sunlight directly hitting the eyes, which presents an immediate and serious safety threat.