The social media warning explains how the driver’s vision becomes obscured, and forces them to pull over to clean their wipers and windshield, thus making them an easy target for carjackers.

The unconfirmed official message stated that if you are driving at night and eggs are thrown at your windscreen, do not operate the wipers and do not spray any water, as eggs mixed with water can become milky and obscure up to 92 per cent of your vision, making it necessary to pull over and become a victim of these ‘egg gangs’.

The Middelburg Observer tested the validity of these claims by throwing eggs at the front windshield of a journalist’s car.
A total of 17 eggs were thrown at the car.

Although impairing vision somewhat, the journalist was still able to see through the windscreen to safely drive to the car wash.

It must be said that this test was done during a bright and sunny day, whereas the reports have happened at night, which would impair the driver’s vision even more so, but in conclusion, a driver should still be able to see through their windscreen and continue driving.

Caution is advised as the loud sound from the inside of the vehicle, of the eggs’ impact hitting the windscreen, can most certainly distress most drivers and cause erratic and dangerous driving.

You can find the results of the experiment in the ‘egg’cellent video below.