1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 178

Night Vision No one can see as well night as in the daytime. But as at we get older these differences increase. 50-year-old A driver may require least twiceas much lightto see the at same thingat night as a 20-year-old. K&@Y6ur windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much of worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside the glass can build up film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes a lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly. What you do in the daytime can also affect your night Remember that your headlamps light up far less of a vision. For example, you spend the day in bright if roadway when you in a turn or curve. Keep your are sunshine you are wise wear sunglasses.Your eyes will to eyes moving; that way, it's easier pick out dimly to have less trouble adjustingto night. Butif you're lighted objects.Just as your headlamps should be driving, don't wear sunglasses night. They may at cut checked regularlyfor proper aim, so should your eyes down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night of things invisible. blindness -- the inability to see in light -- and dim aren't even aware it. of You can be temporarily blindedby approaching headlamps. It can take a secondor two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust the dark. When to you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, a vehicle with or misaimed headlamps), slow down little. Avoid staring a directly into the approaching headlamps. 4-16