1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 189
1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
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Sinceyoucan'tsee as well,youmayneed to slowdownandkeep morespacebetweenyouandothervehicles.It's hard to tell howfast thevehicleahead is goingjust by lookingat its taillights. @ Slowdown,especiallyonhigherspeedroads. uponly so muchroadahead. In remoteareas,watchforanimals. Your headlightscanlight If you'retired, pull off the road in asafe place andrest. Night Wsion No onecansee as wellatnightas in thedaytime.But as weget older thesedifferencesincrease.A50-year-olddrivermayrequireatleasttwiceas much light to seethesame thing at night asa20-year-old. if What youdointhedaytimecanalsoaffectyournightvision.Forexample, youspendtheday in brightsunshineyouarewise to wearsunglasses.Your eyeswillhavelesstroubleadjusting to night. But if you'redriving,don't wearsunglassesatnight.Theymaycutdownon glarefromheadlights,buttheyalsomakealotofthingsinvisiblethatshould remainvisible-suchasparkedcars, obstacles,pedestrians, oreventrains blocking railway crossings. Youmaywant to put on your sunglasses after you have pulled intoabrightly-lightedservice or refreshmentarea.Eyesshielded fromthatglaremayadjustmorequickly to darknessbackontheroad.But besure to removeyoursunglassesbeforeyouleavetheservicearea. You can be temporarily blinded by approachinglights. It can take asecondor two,orevenseveralseconds,foryoureyes to readjusttothe dark.When youare faced withsevereglare(asfromadriverwhodoesn'tlower the high beams,oravehiclewithmisaimedheadlights),slowdownalittle.Avoid staringdirectly into theapproachinglights. If there is aline of opposing traffic,makeoccasionalglancesover the line of headlights to makecertain thatone of the vehiclesisn'tstarting to moveintoyourlane.Onceyouare pastthebrightlights,giveyoureyestimetoreadjustbeforeresumingspeed. High Beams If thevehicleapproachingyouhasitshighbeams on, signalbyflickingyours to highandthenback to lowbeam.Thisisthe usual signaltolowerthe headlightbeams. If the other driver still doesn'tlowerthebeams,resistthe two half-blinded temptation to putyourhighbeamson.Thisonlymakes drivers. 4-35