Driving In The Dark

Driving in the dark is very different from driving in the daytime.

At nighttime your vision and depth perception are reduced significantly.

Lots of people might imagine that it is not safe in any respect, but there are a couple of suggestions that anyone

can use to make your night time driving much safer.

Your car and Driving at Night

It is best to keep your automobile maintained to keep safe while driving in the dark.

Keeping your automobile clean can really help keep your visibility, higher in the dark.

Unclean windows can cause trouble when trying to view the street or even surrounding vehicles.

Car headlights that are dirty will decrease the amount of light produced, making the road less visible and difficult to

see.

If you turn your headlights on and they don't aim in a straight line in front of the car they may be out of alignment

and need to be inspected.

While behind the wheel, don't keep your high beams on, especially when there is other approaching traffic on the

highway, your high beams will just blind other drivers.

You should always keep your fog lights off during normal night time driving as well.

Fog lights are designed specifically for fog and can possibly blind another person during normal conditions.

Things You Can Do To maximize Your Night Eyesight

Your vision in the dark isn't as good as it is during the day, however there quite a few things that you can do to help

improve it.

You can find a type of eyeglasses that help decrease glare at night while looking at certain things.

Wearing these eyeglasses will help your vision become much better.

It is best to keep your interior lights off, to help keep your eyes focused on the dark highway.

Having any interior light can cause your eyes to become less accustomed to the dark.

You may also turn your rear view mirror into its night

mode by flipping the small knob at the bottom.

The mirror's night mode dims the headlights of automobiles behind you so you are not blinded.

When there is approaching traffic try not to look directly ahead at these oncoming lights.

Many people forget to turn their high beams off so it can be quite bothersome and very hard to see the road.

If this happens you should look down closer to the road and use the painted line towards the right side of the road

as a steering guide.

If you keep these suggestions in mind while driving in the dark it can be just as safe as driving during the day.