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Driving and the Road
Remember that your hedlights light up
€arless of
a roadway
when you are .in a
turn or cuwe.
Keep your eyes: moving; that way, it's
easier
to
pick aut d.imly lighted objects.
Just as
s o u r
headlights should
be
checked regulaily-far proper
aim,
so;
should your
.eyes be mmined regularly.
Some drivers suffer
from night
blindness-the inabiIity to see in dim
light-and wen? even aware .of it,
b
'
c..
Driving in the.Rain
-Rainiand wet roads can mestll dtiving
,.trouble.
On
a wet road you can'-t stop.,
accelerate or turn
as
well because your
tire-to-roacl traction. isn't
as good as
on
dry roads. A n d , if your tires don't have
traction.
It% always wise
t;p
g~
slower and be
cautious'if rai.n starts
to
fall While
ybir
are driving. The
surface
may get wet
suddenly when. your:reflexes are. tuned
far driving
C I ~
dry
pavement.
Thei;he.avier. the rain,
the
hatdef it is to-
see.
Eveh if
your windshield
wiper
blades are in good shape,
a
heavy rain
can male it harder to
see
road
signs and
traffic
signals, pavement markings, the
edge of the
road, and
even pegple
much tread
left,
youl~
get even less
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