1997 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 172

Here are some tips on night driving. 0 Drive defensively. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror reduce the to glare from headlamps behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. Slow down, especially higher speed roads. on Your headlamps can light up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch animals. for If you're tired, pull the road in a safe place off and rest. down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot of things invisible. 0 0 0 You can be temporarily blinded by approaching headlamps. It can takea second or two, or even several seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are faced with severe glare from a driver who (as doesn't lower the high beams, a vehicle with or misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night made much is worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside 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 pupilsof your eyes contract repeatedly. Remember that your headlamps light far less of a up roadway when youare in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; thatway, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Just your headlamps should as 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. 0 0 0 Night Vision No one can see as wellat night as in the daytime. Butas we get older these differences increase. 50-year-old A driver may requireat least twice as much light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do in the daytimecan also affect your night vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will if you're have less trouble adjusting to night. But driving, don't wear sunglasses night. They may cut at 4-16