Driving When The Sun Goes Down

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

At nighttime your eyesight and depth perception are reduced a lot.

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.

Paying Attention While Driving

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.

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

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

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.

Your eyesight in the night 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 eyesight become much better.

Driving, Do You Check Your Car Enough

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

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

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

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.