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

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Since you can’t see
as well, you may need
to
slow down and keep
morespacebetweenyouandothervehicles.It’s
hard to tell howfast
the vehicle ahead
is going
just by looking at its taillights.
@
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.
Your
headlights can
light
uponly
so
much road ahead.
In remote
areas,
watch
for
animals.
If you’re
tired,
pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.
Night
Wsion
No
onecansee
as well at night as
in
thedaytime.But
as we get
older
thesedifferencesincrease.A50-year-olddrivermayrequireatleasttwiceas
much
light
to see the same
thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What youdointhedaytimecanalsoaffectyournightvision.Forexample,
if
youspendtheday
in brightsunshineyouarewise
to
wear sunglasses. Your
eyes will have
less
trouble adjusting
to night.
But
if
you’re driving, don’t
wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on
glarefromheadlights,buttheyalsomakealotofthingsinvisiblethatshould
remain visible-such as parked cars,
obstacles, pedestrians,
or even
trains
blocking railway crossings.
You may want
to
put on your sunglasses after you
have pulled into a brightly-lighted service
or
refreshment area. Eyes shielded
fromthatglaremayadjustmorequickly
to darknessbackontheroad.But
besure
to
remove your sunglasses before you
leave
the service area.
You can be temporarily blinded by approachinglights.
It can take asecondor
two,orevenseveralseconds,foryoureyes
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 headlights), slow down a
little. Avoid
staring directly into theapproachinglights.
If
there
is
a
line of opposing
traffic, make occasional glances over
the line of headlights to makecertain
that one
of the vehicles
isn’t starting
to
move
into your
lane. Once you are
past the bright
lights, give your eyes time to readjust before resuming speed.
High
Beams
If
thevehicleapproachingyouhasitshighbeams
on,
signal by
flicking yours
to
highandthenback
to
low beam. This
is
the
usual signal
to
lower
the
headlight beams.
If
the other driver
still doesn’t
lower the beams, resist the
temptation to putyourhighbeamson.Thisonlymakes
two
half-blinded
drivers.
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