Driving
at
Night
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlights behind you.
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Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between
you
and other
vehicles.
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Slow down, especially
on
higher speed roads. Your
headlights can light
up
only
so
much road ahead.
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In remote areas, watch for animals.
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If you’re tired, pull
off
the road in a safe place and
rest.
Night
Vision
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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 require at least twice as much light
to
see the
A
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
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 are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
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Don’t drink and drive.
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 cut
down
on
glare from headlights, but they also make a
lot
of things invisible.
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