1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 161

Your Driving andthe Road Nighi vision may No one can see as well at nightas in the shielded from that glare adjust If the vehicle approaching you has its daytime. But as we get older these more quickly to darkness back on the high beams on, signal by flicking yours differences increase. A 50-year-old road. But be sure to remove your to high and then back low beam. This to driver may require at least twice as sunglasses before you leave the service is the usual signal to lower the headlig much light to see the same thing at nightr a ae . beams. If the other driver still doesn't as a 20-year-old. You can be temporarily blindedby lower the beams, resist the temptation to What you do in the daytime can also approaching lights. It can take a secondput your high beams on. This only affect your night vision. For example, or two, or even several seconds, for your makes two half-blinded drivers. if you spend the day in bright sunshine youeyes to readjust to the dark. Whenyou On a freeway, use your high beams only are wise to wear sunglasses.Your eyes are faced with severe glare (as from a in remote areas where you won't impair will have less trouble adjusting to night. driver who doesn't lower the high approaching drivers. In some places, beams, or a vehicle with misaimed But if you'redriving, don't wear like cities, using high beams is illegal. Avoid sunglasses at night. They cut down headlights), slow down a little. may a staring directly into the approaching When you follow another vehicle on on glare from headlights, but they also freeway or highway, use low beams. make a lotof things invisible that should lights. If thereis a lineof opposing True, most vehicles now have day-night traffic, make occasional glances over the remain visible-such as parked cars, mirrors that enable the driver to reduc line of headlights to make certain that obstacles, pedestrians,or even trains of one of the vehiclesisn't starting tomove glare. But outside mirrors are not this blocking railway crossings. You may type and high beams from behind can want to put on your sunglasses after you into your lane.Once you are past the bother the driver ahead. bright lights, give your eyes time to have pulled into a brightly-lighted readjust before resuming speed. service or refreshment area. Eyes m m . H@h Beams 1 0 6