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On a freeway, use your
high beams only in remote areas where you won't
impair approaching drivers. In some
places, like cities, using high beams is
illegal.
When you follow another vehicle on a freeway or highway, use
low beams.
True, most vehicles now have day-night mirrors that enable the driver
to
reduce glare. But outside mirrors are not
of this type and
high beams from
behind can bother the driver ahead.
A Few More Night Driving Suggestions
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.
Tobacco smoke also makes
inside glass surfaces very filmy and can be a vision hazard
i f it's left there.
Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and flash more than
clean glass would,
making the pupils
of your eyes contract repeatedly.
You might even want
to
keep a cloth and some glass cleaner in your vehicle
if you need to clean
your glass frequently.
Remember that your headlights 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 headlights 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 dim light-and
aren't even aware of it.
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