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Adjust your inside rearview
mirror
to
reduce the
c
qlare from headlamps behind you.
Since
you
can’t
see as well,
you
may need to
slow
down and keep more space between
you
and other
vehicles.
Slow down, especially
on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
Tf you’re tired,
pull
off the road
in
a
safe place and
rest.
Night
Vision
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
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 cut
down
on
glare from headlamps, but
they
also make a lot
of things invisible.
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
Inisaimed headlamps),
slow down
a
little. Avoid staring directly into the
approaching lights.
Keep your windshield and
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
more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light
up
far less of
a
roadway when
you
are
in
a
turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it’s easier to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just
as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim,
so
should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness
--
the inability to see in din1 light -- and aren’t
even aware
of
it.
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