Low Horizon Sunset & seizures

Posted by royanthony @royanthony, Jan 12 2:45pm

Walking home on a public dedicated walkway located through a beautiful land/water preserve, at this time of the year the sun is low on the horizon nearer to the evening. This walkway had an area of dormant (meaning no leaves) of dense small trunk (diameter) of trees spaced closely together. Now realizing the above, the physical conditions I described was the source of my seizure. Sharp sparks of sunlight shining between thin tree trunks just at the right angle, were no different than any other flashing of light, which we know is a potential source of a seizure. Also beware that there are some people who ride road racing bicycles on such publically dedicated walkways which is against the law in our area, have no sympathy. Just go speeding by, weaving in and out of people. If I had fallen into the path of one of these people, between the weight of the bike, the person driving and other technical factors, I could have been subjected to serious injuries, at a minimum of an extremity. Falling into the direct path of such such a bicyle described above, could be substantially more damaging to the body. So, be careful everyone. Watch for the angle of the sun when traversing tightly spaced tree trunks with the sun low on the horizon.

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