Radiation Exposure in Sailplanes

At 06:42 12 February 2011, Lorry wrote:
A few years back I had the opportunity to visit the Mecoplex Stand at
the Friedrichshafen Aero during which I asked about the problem of
radiation exposure and was assured that their canopy materials
absorbed both UVA and UVB to a very high degree (approx.98%). In
support of this they mailed me a copy of their catalogue
substantiating this claim. I am sure they will provide the same info
to anyone interested.

Lorry

And we would want to do this because?...................