1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 165

You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into theapproaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all theglass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much worse by dirt on theglass. Even theinside of the glass can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils of your eyes contractrepeatedly. Remember that your headlamps light up far less of a Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving that w q , -ea&- to pkek mt d i d y it'-s lighted objects. Just as your headlamps 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. Rain and wet roads can mean driving trouble. On a wet road, you can't stop, accelerate or turn as well because your tire-to-road traction isn't as good as on dry roads. And, if your tires don't have much tread left, you'll get 4-16