Tips for Driving Safely at Night

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Driving at Night

It is almost guaranteed that in our entire driving lifetime, there are going to be times when we have to drive at night. To be honest, it may be something you actually do often. Although at night is when the roads are the clearest, this u actually do often. Although at does not mean that driving cannot be dangerous. 

This presentation will review some safe nighttime driving tips to help you.

Use Headlights

It is essential that the driver makes sure the headlights are in proper working condition. It is not pleasant to get stuck with one headlight working on the road. It also very important that the driver clean the headlight casing. Due to harsh weather and fluctuating temperatures, the casing of the headlight can tend to become foggy causing the light to appear dimmer when driving at night.

Dim Your Dashboard

Depending on your vehicle, you may have the ability to dim your dashboard on the inside of the car when your headlights are at their maximum lighting.

Sometimes, dimming the amount of lighting inside of your vehicle can help aid in your nighttime driving ability and allow you to focus.

Don't Wear Wrong Glasses

If you have to wear glasses while driving, then it’s important to get the most appropriate type for the night time. Other cars headlights can cause extra problems for drivers with glasses.For this, you’ll want to get a pair of glasses with anti-reflective coating which can minimize these effects. 

Become a Retina Spotter

On dark country roads, animals are everywhere. An encounter between wildlife and your car can be devastating—to you, the beastie, and certainly your vehicle.

But here's a trick: You can often see the reflections of your headlights in an animal's eyes long before you can see the animal itself.

Always Clean Your Exterior Mirrors

Dirty mirrors reflect the lights from cars behind you in a wider, diffused shape that can produce glare in your eyes, so clean them up. Also, adjust the exterior mirrors so that you can move your head out of the path of lights reflected in them. 

Stay Alert

Unfortunately, many traffic accidents as well deaths happen at night. They can be attributed to many factors such as limited sight ability, but it is also due to the fact that people are typically driving when they should be asleep and aren’t operating at full capacity.The best thing to do if you are working at night or planning a long trip, is to get adequate sleep beforehand.

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