1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 213

Here are some tips night driving. on 0 0 Drivedefensively. Don't drink and drive. Since you can't 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 headlamps can light up only much road ahead. so In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are facedwith severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, a vehicle with or 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 made much is of the worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside glass can buildup a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils your eyes contract repeatedly. of Remember that your headlamps light up less of a far roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But aseyes moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just your headlamps should be as we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old checked regularlyfor proper aim, so should your eyes driver may require at least twice as much light tothe see be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night same thing at night as a 20-year-old. blindness -- the inability to see in dim light-- and aren't What you do in the daytime can also affect your night even awareof it. vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. eyes Your will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot of things invisible. Night Vision 4-16