1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 163

Here are some tips night driving. on Drive defensively. 0 0 down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot of things invisible. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. Since you can'tsee 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 so headlamps can light up only much road ahead. 0 by You can be temporarily blinded approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much worse bydirt on the glass. Even the insidethe glass of 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. 0 0 0 In remote areas, watch animals. for If you're tired, pull the road in a safe place off and rest. Night Vision of Remember that your headlamps up far less a light roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be aim, so should your eyes checked regularly for proper be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer night from see blindness -- the inability to in dim light-- and aren't even aware it. of 4-16