LightInSight is a unique new product that fills a need many people have recognized but didn't know an inexpensive solution existed. LightInSight is a clear windshield mounted fresnel lens for assisting drivers in seeing traffic lights that would not be in the driver's normal field of view.

Drivers of all kinds of cars and trucks can sometimes be seen at traffic lights, scrunching down, craning their necks to see when the light changes above them. LightInSight can help. It is especially helpful for taller drivers, drivers in smaller cars, delivery vans and trucks, and drivers with a mobility problem, such as a neck or back problem. Sometimes, the position of the traffic light itself is the problem. Also, people who have pulled into the intersection, trying to turn left, not finding a break in traffic, and waiting for the light to change to yellow, find themselves not having to take their eyes off of the intersection to proceed safely through it, when using their LightInSight.

     CLEAR-PLASTIC NECK SAVER: In Michigan, we're blessed with a lot of traffic signals suspended over intersections on cables, and at considerable height. This makes 'em hard to see -- particularly from something as low-slung as a sports car-- when you're sitting there waiting for the light to change. Keeping track of the green, yellow, and red requires neck contortions more suitable for an ostrich than a human.

     Fortunately, the free-enterprise system has once again inspired someone to solve this pain in the neck. It's called LightInSight (513-561-5875; www.lightinsight.com), a wide-angle Fresnel lens made from flexible, optical-grade plastic. It sticks to the inside of the windshield, it's unobtrusive --less than two inches high and seven inches wide-- and it gives you a look at the traffic light without any neck stretching.

     It's also cheap -- $12.50, plus $2.95 shipping -- and can be transferred from one vehicle to another.