Tour Scotland travel video of a low sun Winter road trip drive, with Scottish music, West on the A94 road through Burrelton, on visit to Balbeggie, in Perthshire. Balbeggie is a village in Perth and Kinross, 7 miles north east of Perth on the A94 road. At the end of the 18th Century, the land on which Balbeggie village was to take shape was owned by Andrew Murray of Murrayshall. It was an insignificant place on the Scone to Abernyte road and probably comprised only a few crofts and cottages. John Inches was a weaver who was born in Lethendy parish in 1789. He was an established resident of Balbeggie by 1828, when he appeared as a procurator or advocate on behalf of John McGregor and his wife Mary Spence for the purchase of their land at Balbeggie Cottage. He remained a bachelor and probably lived in the same house, along with his 3 unmarried sisters, until his death in 1866. During winter, the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the sun, there are fewer daylight hours, and the sun hits us at an angle; this makes it appear lower in the sky. There is less heating because the angled sun's rays are “ spread out ” rather than direct. Shadows are longer because of the lower angle of the sun. Low sun glare can cause serious accidents where oncoming drivers cannot see you approaching if they are driving into sun glare. If the sun is in your eyes, you may not see pedestrians, cyclists or fast braking traffic. To improve vision and reduce the risk of accidents when there is sun glare: Keep a pair of sunglasses in the car, preferably pCheck and replace your windscreen wiper blades if they’re worn, damaged, or more than a couple of years old.olarising ones. Use the sun visors to provide better contrast for your eyes. Top up your windscreen fluid so you can keep the glass clean as you drive, reducing the risk of sun glare.
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