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| Parents Guidelines |
NIGHT TIME DRIVING Sometimes
even on a clear night one cannot see as well as during
daytime. Because light travels faster
than sound often you can see headlights of a vehicle
at a distance. But
it is still harder to judge speed and distance at night. · Keep your headlights on at night. · Make sure that your headlights are clean · Windshield and glasses should also be clean · Always drive with low beam head lights · Make sure that the rear view mirror is adjusted to nighttime vision. Headlights have two functions: Visibility and Communication. One of the most common problems in nighttime driving is Over-driving your headlights: Over-driving is driving so fast when your stopping distance is greater than the distance your headlights allow you to see. For e.g., you are traveling on a dry road at 80km/h and need 60m to stop your car. Driving with your low beam headlights you can only see at the distance of 45m ahead. This means that once your headlights spot something in the road 45m ahead, you won’t be able to stop without hitting that object. Reduced speed is always a good idea at night as you can see ahead of your lights. Visibility is one of the major problems at night. Road signs are visible because hey are made of reflective coatings. This is the reason they are visible at a greater distance. Dealing with glare from the passing motorist is another important issue. Best way to reduce glare of an oncoming vehicle is looking away in another direction. |
