1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 130

Your Driving and the Road Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights light can 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. your eyes to readjust to thedark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driverwho doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle with misaimed headlights), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into theapproaching lights. Keep your windshieldand all the glass on your vehicle clean inside and out. Glare at night is made much 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 morethan clean glass would, malting the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly. Remember that your headlights light up far less of a roadwaywhen you are in a turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; that way, it's easierto pick out dimly lighted objects.Just as your headlights should be checked regularly forproper 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. Night Vision Driving at Night Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. Here aresome tips on night driving. Drive defensively. Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlights behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow downand keep more space between youand othervehicles. 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 requireat least twice as much light to see the same thing at night as a 20-year-old. What you do 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 eyes will have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you're driving,don't wear sunglasses at night. They may down cut on glare from headlights, but they also make alot of things invisible. You can be temporarily blindedby approaching lights. It can take a second or two, or even several seconds, for 124