1998 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 198

Here are some tips on night driving. Drive defensively. Don't drink and drive. 0 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 byapproaching headlamps. It can take a second two, or even several or seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, a vehicle with or misaimed headlamps), slow downa little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all glass on your vehicle the clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much worse by dirt on the glass. Even theinside of the glass can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more thanclean glass would, making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly. far Remember that your headlamps light up less of a roadway when you are in a turnor curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it'seasier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be checked regularly for proper aim, so should your eyes be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night blindness -- the inability to see in dim light-- and aren't even aware of it. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. 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 so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. 0 If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. Night Vision No one can see as well at nightas in the daytime. Butas we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at leasttwice as much lightto 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 wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're 4-14