1993 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 153

r r High Beams r r If the vehicle approaching you has its high beams on, signal by flicking yours Keep your windshield and all the glass to high and then back to low beam. This on your vehicle clean-inside and out. is the usual signal to lower headlight Glare at nightis made much worseby the beams. If the other driver still doesn't dirt on the glass. Even the inside the of lower the beams, resist the temptation to glass can buildup a film caused by dust. put your high beamson. This only Tobacco smoke also makes inside glass makes two half-blinded drivers. surfaces very filmy and can a vision be On a freeway, use your high beams only hazard if it's left there. in remote areas where you won't impair Dlrty glass makes lights dazzle and approaching drivers. In some places, flash more than clean glass would, like cities, using high beams illegal. is making the pupilsof your eyes contract repeatedly. You might even want to keep When you follow another vehicle on a a cloth and some glass cleaner in your freeway or highway, use low beams. I True, most vehicles now have day-night vehicle if you need to clean your glass mirrors that enable the driver to reduce frequently. glare. But outside mirrors are not of this type andhigh b e m from behind can bother the driver ahead. A Few More Night Driving Suggestions Remember that your headlights 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 dirnly lighted objects. Just as your headlights should be checked regularly for proper aim, so should your eyesbe examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night blindness-the inability to see in dim light-and aren't even aware of it.