1997 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 208

Here are some tips on night driving. 0 Drive defensively. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reducethe 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 on higher speed roads. Your headlamps can light up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. down on glare fromheadlamps, but they also makea lot of things invisible. 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 (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 the approaching headlamps. Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much worse by dirt onthe glass. Eventhe inside of the glass can build up a film causedby dust. Dirty glass makes lights dazzleand flash more than clean glass would, making the pupilsof your eyescontract repeatedly. Remember that your headlamps light up far less of a roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. Justas 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. Night Vision No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light to seethe same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do in the daytime can alsoaffect your night vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise 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