1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 164

Here are some tips on night driving. , . . ,.* Drivedefensively. Don't drink and drive. -. 1 . ' ...%d. .:,fi$; ' /. . !? : :< I ., - have less trouble adjusting night. But if you're to driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cat down ol-i glare from headlamps, butthey also make a lot of things invisible.' You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It CU take a sec'ond or two, or even several ZI seconds, for your eyesto readjust tothe dark When you are faced with severe glare (as a driver who horn doesn't lowerthe.high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down little. Avoid staring a directly into the approaching headlamps...Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle ". . clean -- inside and out. Glare at nightis'made much worse bydirt on the glass, Even the inside of the glass can build up a film causedby dust, Dirty glass makes lights dazzle andflash more than clean glass would, making the pupilsof your eyqs contract repeatedly. Remember that your headlamps light far lessof a up n roadway when you are i a turn or cur&. Keep your eyes moving; that way, easier to pick out dimly it's lighted objects. Just as your headlamps-should be checked regularlyfor proper aim, so should your eyes be exmined regularly. Some drivers sufferfrom night n blindness -- the inability to seei dim light -- and aren't even aware of it. Adjust yous 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 between and other you vehicles. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.Your headlamps can light up only much ro8ad ahead. so In remote areas, watchfor animals. I 1, ' ' ' . If you're tired, pull off the roadin a safe place and rest, Night Vision No one can see as well at night as i the daytime. But n as we get older these differences increase.A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light see the to same thing at night as a 21)-year-old. What you do i the daytime can also affect your night n vision. For example, if you spend the day bright, in sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Y Q U ~ will eyes 4-16