1993 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 203

Night driving is more dangerous thanday driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired-- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, orby fatigue. Here are some on night driving. tips 0 Drive defensively. Remember, this is the most dangerous time. Don't drink and drive. (See "Drunken Driving" in the Index for more on this problem.) Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce glare from headlights the behind you. Since you can't see aswell, you mayneed to slow down and keep more space between you and othervehicles. It's hard totell how fast the vehicle ahead is going justby looking at its taillights. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.Your headlights can light up only so much road ahead. 0 0 0 0 0 0 for In remote areas, watch animals. If you're tired, pulloff the road in a safe place and rest. Night Vision No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as get older we A these differences increase. 50-year-old drivermay require atleast twice as much lightto see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do in the daytime can also affect yournight vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshineyou are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They cut down may on glare from headlights, but they also make of lot a things invisible that should remain visible - such as parked cars, obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains blocking railway crossings. You may want to put onyour sunglasses afteryou have pulled into a brightly-lighted service or refreshment area. Eyes shielded from that glare adjust morequickly may to darknessback on the road. But be sure toremove your sunglasses before you leave the service area. You can be temporarily blinded approaching lights. It can take a by second ortwo, or even several seconds, your eyes to readjust to the for 189