1994 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 160

' ~ 0 Since you can't see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more spacebetweenyouandothervehicles. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights canlight up only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch for animals. 0 0 l Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean -- inside and out. Glare at night is made much worse by dirt Night Vision on the glass. Even the inside of the glass No one can seeas well at night asin the can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty daytime. But as we get older these glass makes lights dazzle and flash more differences increase. A 50-year-old driver than clean glass would, making the pupils may require at least twice as much light to of your eyes contract repeatedly. see the same thing at night as a Remember that your headlights light up 20-year-old. far less of a roadway when you are in a What you do in the daytime canalso turn or curve. Keep your eyes moving; affect your night vision. For example, if that way, it's easier to pick out dimly you spend the day in bright sunshine you lighted objects. Just as your headlights are wise to wear sunglasses. Youreyes should be checked regularly for proper will have less trouble adjusting to night. aim, so should your eyes be examined But if you're driving, don't wear regularly. Some drivers suffer from night sunglasses at night. They may cut down blindness -- the inability to see in dim on glare from headlights, but theyalso light -- and aren't even aware of it. make a lot of things invisible. a If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. You can be temporarily blinded by approaching lights. It can take a 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 headlights), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly into the approaching lights. Driving in the Rain; Rain and wet roads can mean drivfng trouble. On a wet road you can't stop, accelerate or turn as well because your tire-to-road traction isn't as good as on dry roads. And, if your tires don't 'have much tread left, you'll get even less traction. It's always wise to go slower and be cautious if rain starts to fall while you are driving. The surface may get wet suddenly when your reflexes are tuned for driving on dry pavement. 159 ...