1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 168

High Beams If the vehicle approachingyou has its high beams on, signal by flicking yours Keep your windshield and allthe glass to high and then back to low beam. This on your vehicle clean-inside and out. is the usual signal to lower the headlight Glare at night is made much worse by beams. If the other driver still doesn't dirt on the glass. Even the inside of the lower the beams, resist the temptation glass can build up a film causedby dust. to put your high beams on. This only Tobacco smoke also makes inside glass makes two half-blinded drivers. surfaces very filmy and can be a vision hazard if it's left there. On a freeway, use your high beams only 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 pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly. You might even want to keep When you follow another vehicleon a a cloth and some glass cleaner in your freeway or highway, use low beams. vehicle if you need to clean your glass True, most vehicles now have day-night mirrors that enablethe driver to reduce frequently. glare. But outside mirrors are 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; thatway, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlights should be checked regularly forproper 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. 167