1994 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 117

vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues -- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface" -- and slow down when you have any doubt. If you have the anti-lock braking system, remember: It helps avoid only the braking skid. If you do not have anti-lock, then in a braking skid (where the wheels are no longer rolling), release enough pressure on the brakes to get the wheels rolling again. This restores steering control. Push w Driving Night the brake pedal down steadily when you have to stop suddenly. As long as the Night driving is more dangerous than day wheels are rolling, you will have steering driving. One reason is that some drivers control. are likely to be impaired -- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights can light up only so much road ahead. 0 In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. 0 Night Vision 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 .wearsunglasses. Your eyes 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 headlights, but they also make a lot of things invisible. You can be temporarily blinded by approaching lights. 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 at I Here are some tips on night driving. 0 0 Drive defensively. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlights behind you. 0 Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. IIS...