night vision CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1994 1.G Owners Manual
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Driving at Night 
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. 
Drive  defensively. 
Don’t drink and  drive. 
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. 
Slow down,  especially  on higher 
speed roads.  Your headlights can  light 
up  only 
so much  road  ahead. 
In remote areas, watch for animals. 
If you’re tired, pull off the road  in a 
safe  place  and rest. 
Night Vision 
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  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  your  eyes 
to readjust  to  the dark. When 
you  are faced  with severe  glare  (as from 
a  driver  who doesn’t  lower the high 
beams,  or  a  vehicle  with misaimed 
headlights),  slow down 
a little.  Avoid 
staring  directly  into  the  approaching 
lights. 
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. 
Dirty  glass  makes  lights  dazzle and 
flash  more  than clean  glass  would, 
malting  the pupils  of your  eyes  contract 
repeatedly. 
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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