Drivingatnight - Buick PARKAVENUE 1994 Manual

Driving at Night
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Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlights behind you.
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
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.
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Drive defensively.
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Don't drink and drive.
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
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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 headlights, 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
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