1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 146

Your Driving and the Road Night Wsion High Beams If the vehicle approaching you has its No one can see as well at night in the shielded from thatglare may adjust as high beams on, signal by flicking yours more quickly to darkness back on the daytime. But as we getolder these to high and then back to low beam. This road. But be sure to remove your differences increase. A SO-year-old sunglasses before you leave the service is the usual signal to lower the headlight driver may require at least twice as beams. If the other driver still doesn't much light to see the same thing at nightarea. lower the beams, resist the temptation to as a 20-year-old. You can be temporarily blindedby approaching lights. It can take a second put your high beams on.This only What you do in the daytime canalso affect your night vision. For example,if or two, or even several seconds, for your makes two half-blinded drivers. On a freeway, use your high beams only dark. When you you spend the day in bright sunshine you eyes to readjust to the in remote areas whereyou won't impair are faced with severe glare (as from a are wise to wear sunglasses.Your eyes approaching drivers. In some places, will have less trouble adjusting to night. driver who doesn't lower the high like cities, using high beams is illegal. beams, or a vehicle with misaimed But if you're driving, don't wear headlights), slow downa little. Avoid When you follow another vehicle ona sunglasses at night. They may cut down staring directly into the approaching freeway or highway, use low beams. on glare from headlights, but theyalso True, most vehicles now have day-night make a lot of things invisible that should lights. If there is a line of opposing traffic, make occasional glances over the mirrors that enable the driver reduce to remain visible-such as parked cars, line of headlights to make certain that glare. But outside mirrors are notof this obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains one of the vehicles isn't starting to move type and high beams from behind can blocking railway crossings. Youmay bother the driver ahead. want to put on your sunglasses afteryou into your lane. Onceyou are past the bright lights, give your eyes time to have pulled intoa brightly-lighted readjust before resuming speed. service or refreshment area. Eyes ' II44