1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 183

Night Vision No one c8n see as well at night in the-daytime.But as as we get older these differences increase.50-year-old A driver may require at least twicemuch lightto see the as same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What youdo in the daytimecan also afTect your night vision. For example, if you spend theday in bright sunshine you are wise wear sunglasses.Your eyes will to have less trouble adNsting night. Butif you're to driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on.glarefrom headlamps, but they also.make a lot of things invisible. Keep y o u windshield and all the glass your vehicle on clean - inside and out. Glare at night made much is worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside the glass of can build upa film caused by dust.it glass makes Dry lights dazzleand flash more than clean glass would, making the pupilsof your eyes contract repeatedly. Remember that your headlamps light farless of a up roadway when you are a turn or curve. Keep your in eyes moving; that way, it's easierto pick out dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be aim, checked regularly for proper so should youreyes be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night blindness -- the inability t see in dim light - and . o aware of it. Yoube can temporarily blinddby approaching. even aren't headlamps. It can takea second o two, or even several r seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. when you are facedwith severe glare( sfkom a driver who doesn't a lower the high beams, or a vehicle with m i s h e d ' headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps.