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Driving at Night

Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.

One reason is that some drivers are likely to be

impaired — by alcohol or drugs, with night vision

problems, or by fatigue.

Here are some tips on night driving.

• Drive defensively.

• Do not drink and drive.

• Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the

glare from headlamps behind you.

• Since you cannot see as well, you may need to

slow down and keep more space between you

and other vehicles.

• Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your

vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so much

road ahead.

• In remote areas, watch for animals.

• If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe place

and rest.

No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But

as we get older these differences increase. A

50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much

light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old.

What you do in the daytime can also affect your night

vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright

sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes

will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you

are driving, do not wear sunglasses at night. They may

cut down on glare from headlamps, but they also

make a lot of things invisible.

You can be temporarily blinded by approaching

headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several

seconds, for your eyes to re-adjust to the dark. When

you are faced with severe glare, as from a driver

who does not lower the high beams, or a vehicle with

misaimed headlamps, slow down a little. Avoid

staring directly into the approaching headlamps.

Keep the windshield and all the glass on your vehicle

clean — inside and out. Glare at night is made much

worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside of the glass

can build up a ﬁlm caused by dust. Dirty glass makes

lights dazzle and ﬂash more than clean glass would,

making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.

Remember that the headlamps light up far less of a

roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep

your eyes moving; that way, it is easier to pick out dimly

lighted objects. Just as the headlamps should be

checked regularly for proper aim, so should your eyes

be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from

night blindness — the inability to see in dim light — and

are not even aware of it.

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