1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 143

Here are some tips on night driving. 0 Drivedefensively. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mrror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. 0 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. You can be temporarily blinded approaching by headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust to dark. When you the 0 Since you can't see as well, you may needto slow from down and keep more space between you and other are faced with severe glare (as a driver who doesn't lowerthe high beams, or a vehicle with vehicles. misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring 0 Slow down, especiallyon higher speed roads. Your directly into the approaching headlamps. headlamps can light up onlyso much road ahead. Keep your windshield and all the glass your vehicle on In remote areas, watch for animals. clean -- inside and out. Glare night is made much at worse bydirt on the glass. Even inside of the glass the 0 If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes rest. lights dazzle and flash more than glass would, clean making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly. Night Vision 0 No one can seeas well at nightas in the daytime. But as we get older these differences increase. 50-year-old A driver mayrequire at least twice as much light to the see 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 spendthe day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses.Your eyes will Remember that your headlamps up far less of a light roadway when youare 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 checked regularlyfor proper aim,so should your eyes be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night blindness -- the inability tosee in dim light -- and aren't even awareof it. 4-15