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Night driving poses risks that can be mitigated by following certain safety rules: 1. Avoid drivers who swerve or drift abruptly, as they increase accident risks and their behavior may indicate intoxication or road rage. 2. Turn off interior lights, as they can hinder night vision and distract from paying attention to the road. 3. Avoid staring into the bright lights of oncoming cars, as it can cause temporary blindness and reduce the ability to see the road immediately after. Following distance and speed limits are also important to maintain safety when driving at night.

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Night Driving

Night driving poses risks that can be mitigated by following certain safety rules: 1. Avoid drivers who swerve or drift abruptly, as they increase accident risks and their behavior may indicate intoxication or road rage. 2. Turn off interior lights, as they can hinder night vision and distract from paying attention to the road. 3. Avoid staring into the bright lights of oncoming cars, as it can cause temporary blindness and reduce the ability to see the road immediately after. Following distance and speed limits are also important to maintain safety when driving at night.

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Night Driving: 5 Safety

Rules You Must Respect


Night driving can either be a safe experience or one
littered with risks of an accident. It all boils down to
how you drive, the distance you’re covering, the
safety precautions you take as well as the condition
of your car and the road you are plying.To increase
your chances of enjoying a safe driving experience at
night, there are certain safety rules you need to
adhere to. Let us take a look at some of them.
1. Avoid Drivers Who Drift or
Swerve
You must acknowledge the respect the presence of
other drivers on the road. However, the fact that
there are other drivers on the road does not mean
that they make the road safer. On the contrary, there
are drivers who increase your risk of having an
accident simply by the way they drive.An example of
drivers who make the road more dangerous for you
to drive on are drivers who drift or swerve while
driving. By swerve, we mean drivers who change
lanes or driving direction abruptly. This is dangerous
and can lead to an accident. Most drivers doing this
end up trying to justify their action with an
explanation of how they were in a hurry.Drifting
drivers is also something you should look out for.
Drifting occurs when a car breaks traction with its
rear wheels while spinning them continuously. This
typically happens while negotiating a curve or corner.
If you ever run into such drivers, the best thing you
can do is to keep your distance. Another reason you
should keep your distance when you encounter
drivers who swerve or drift is that there is a likelihood
that they might be drunk, intoxicated or in a road
rage. Night driving calls for an extra level of caution.
2. Dim or Kill the Lights in the
Car
Leaving the light inside your car on while driving at
night can hinder your vision. As weird as it might
sound, your interior light can get in the way of your
ability to see other cars and things outside your car
during night driving.Studies have shown that most
drivers prefer to drive with their interior lights off.
This is not a mere coincidence. The fact is that
interior lights create a distraction and any element
that takes your concentration off the road is a
potential hazard.It is not illegal to drive with your
interior lights on but it poses a hazard to your safety
during night driving.
3. Avoid Glaring into the Light
of Oncoming Cars
You should avoid Looking into the bright light from
oncoming cars because this can result in temporary
blindness. The danger of looking directly into this
light is that it takes your eyes time to adjust to the
road immediately after looking into the bright light.To
avoid harming your eyes in the short-term and long-
term, you should look away from the light as they
approach you. One solution to this is to get yourself
an anti-glare lens. The truth is that you might not
find it easy turning your eyes away from every car
that comes your way. The lens protects your eyes
from the car’s bright light.
4. Avoid Tailgating
Do you know what it means to tailgate? It is the
process driving too closely behind another vehicle.
This is a very common practice ; especially for
drivers with little or no regard for road safety.While
tailgating, you end up driving behind another car at a
distance that does not guarantee that your car can
stop to avoid a collision if this becomes necessary.
Doing this during night driving is actually worse than
it sounds and it is something you should avoid.When
driving behind another car, you should drive at least
2 seconds behind the vehicle in front of you. In other
words, a safe following distance during night driving
or in the daytime is much longer than a car length.
5. Don’t Drive So Fast
Did you know that 37 per cent of night time driving
fatalities are caused by speed-related crashes?
However, the percentage drops to 21 per cent for the
same kind of fatalities that occur during the daytime.
Visibility is much lower during night driving and this
is not something you want to take for granted.
Final Thoughts on Night Driving
Your reaction time to shock when driving at night is
much lower than it is during daytime driving. This is
a fact. Let us put this into perspective – The
headlight of your car typically shines 160 feet in front
of you but did you know that when driving at 40
mph, you need 190 feet to be able to stop the car.
Therefore, you need to be cautious of your speed,
pay attention to your visibility and keep your eyes on
the road. Do you enjoy driving at night?
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