1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 169

Here are some tips on night driving. Drivedefensively. Don't drink and drive. 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 betweeq you and other vehicles. , _ also down on glare from headlamps, but they make a lot of things invisible. You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust the dark. When you to are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lowerthe high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle at clean -- inside and out. Glare night is made much worse by dirt on the glass. Even inside of the glass the can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils your eyes contract repeatedly. of 0 Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlamps canlight up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pull off road in a safe place the and rest. Night Vision No one cansee as well at night in the daytime. But as as we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light tosee the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do the daytime can also affect your night in if in vision. For example, you spend the day bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut of a Remember that your headlamps light up far less 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 headlamps should be so checked regularly for proper aim, should your eyes be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night see -blindness -- the inability to in dim light and aren't even aware it. of