1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 169

Your Driving and the Road High Beams 168 If the vehicle approachingyou has its high beams on, signal by flicking yours Keep your windshield and all the glass to high and then back to low beam. This on your vehicle clean-inside and out. is the usual signal lower the headlight Glare at night made much worseby to is beams. If the other driver still doesn't dirt on the glass. Even the insideof the lower the beams, resist the temptation toglass can build up a film causeddust. by put your high beamson. This only Tobacco smoke also makes inside glass makes two half-blinded drivers. surfaces very filmy and can be a vision On a freeway, use your high beams only hazard if it's left there. in remote areas where you won't impair Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and approaching drivers. In some places, flash more than clean glass would, like cities, using high beams is illegal. making the pupilsof your eyes contract When you follow another vehicle on a repeatedly. You might even want to keep a cloth and some glass cleaner in your freeway or highway, use low beams. True, most vehicles now have day-night vehicle if you need to clean your glass mirrors that enable the driver to reducefrequently. glare. But outside mirrorsare not of this type and high beams from behind can bother the driver ahead. A Few More Night Driving Suggestions Remember that your headlights light up far less of a roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlights 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.