1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 168

Night Vision Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. It's hard to tell how fast vehicle the ahead is goingjust by looking at its taillights. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights can light up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pulloff the road in a safe place and rest. No one can see as well at night in the shielded from that glare may adjust as daytime. But as we get older these more quickly to darkness back on the differences increase. A 50-year-old road. But be sure to remove your sunglasses before you leave the service driver may require at least twice as much light to see the same thing at night area. as a 20-year-old. You can be temporarily blinded by What you do in the daytime can also approaching lights. It can take a second affect your night vision. For example, if or two, or even several seconds, for your you spend the day in bright sunshine youeyes to readjust to thedark. When you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes are faced with severe glare (as from a will have less trouble adjusting to night. driver who doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed But if you're driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down headlights), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching on glare from headlights, but also they make a lot of things invisible that shouldlights. If there is a line of opposing traffic, make occasional glances over the remain visible-such as parked cars, line of headlights to make certain that obstacles, pedestrians, or even trains one of the vehicles isn't starting to move blocking railway crossings. You may want to put on your sunglasses after youinto your lane. Once you are past the bright lights, give your eyes time to have pulled into a brightly-lighted readjust before resuming speed. service or refreshment area. Eyes 17 6