1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 156

Driving at Night 0 0 Don't drink and drive. Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you. Since you can't see as well, you may need slow to down and keep more space between you and other vehicles. Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlamps can lightup only so much road ahead. In remote areas, watch animals. for If you're tired, pull off road in a safe the place and rest. 0 0 0 0 Night Vision No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as we get older these differences increase. 50-year-old A driver may requireat least twice as much light see the to same thing at night as a 20-year-old. Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One are -reason is that some drivers likely to be impaired by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, by or fatigue. Here are some tips on night driving. Drivedefensively. What you do in the daytime can also affect your night vision. For example, you spend theday in bright if 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 night. They maycut at down on glare from headlamps, but they make a lot also of things invisible. 4-13