1998 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 196

Here are some tips on night driving. 0 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 on higher speedroads. Your headlamps canlight up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. driving, don't wearsunglasses at night. They may cut down on glare from headlamps, but theyalso make a lot of things invisible. 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. Whenyou are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams,or a vehicle with misaimed headlamps), slowdown 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 on the glass. Even inside of the glass the can build up film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes a lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would, making the pupils your eyes contract repeatedly. of Remember that your headlamps up far less of a light roadway when you are in turn or curve. Keep your a eyes moving; thatway, it's easier to pickout dimly lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be checked regularly for proper aim, so should youreyes be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night blindness -- the inability to see in dim light -- and aren't even awareof it. 0 0 0 0 0 Night Vision No one can see as well at night in the daytime. But as as we getolder these differencesincrease. A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light see the to same thing at night as 20-year-old. a What youdo in the daytime can also affect your night vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your will eyes have less trouble adjusting to night. But you're if 4-16