Night Driving tips

[Hassan]

Driving in night is always exigent, the visibility gets extremely restricted; advantage of color and contrast (available in day) is lost and even depth perception gets diminished specially on two way roads which is not much common in UAE but still I will like to share my knowledge on the night driving as some time we have night camping trips in remote areas where we should consider risk assessment and extra precautions while driving at night.
Given below are some tips that will help you in driving cars safely at night.

Night Driving Tips
• Amend the outside rearview mirrors in such a way that the hulk of the vehicle is just outside your view.
• Adjust your rearview or side mirror to cut out the glare of headlights from a vehicle following you.
• Be alert and keep looking for flashes of light at hilltops, curves and intersections. This will help you notice a vehicle early on.
• Increase the distance to four to five seconds more than what you would have in the day from the vehicle you are following.
• At times, even the streetlights cause a lot of glare. As a solution for this problem, dim the dashboard lights and make use of the sun screen.
• Before leaving for an overnight journey, make sure that all the exterior lights of your vehicle are working properly.
• At the fondness of fatigue, it is better to stop for a while and take a break. You can even take a short nap or have some tea/coffee to help you stay awake and alert.
• Driving at a high speed is much more dangerous at night, than during daytime. Never ever over-speed your vehicle at night. As it is, the visibility is low and chances of accidents are higher. Do not increase them further by over speeding.
• Always clean the headlights of your vehicle before going out in the dark.
• In case there is fog at night, keep the headlights on low beam. Otherwise, not only will you reduce your vision, but also make the other drivers go temporarily blind. At the same time, use fog lamps only in case of fog or inclement weather and not otherwise.
• In order to avoid glare from the headlights of an oncoming vehicle, look toward the right side of the road and watch the white line marking the outside edge of the traffic lane.
• One of the major reasons for glare comprises of dirty windows. Before leaving, be sure to clean the inside and outside of your windshield.
• The headlights should be turned on as soon as it is early twilight i.e. at least one hour before sunset and make sure to keep them on till one hour after sunrise. This will make sure that the other drivers have no trouble in seeing you clearly.
• When you follow another vehicle, always keep your headlights on low beams. This will ensure that the driver is able to see properly.

Remember:
Safety always first
Thanks.
Hasan Kamran.

[caprihorse]

Good and helpful article, Hassan :045:

[alshamsi_m]

Hello Hassan

Very good topic ... it will be STICKED for our members ... keep up the good work

Best Regards

[Duck Commander]

Nice and informative artical, thanks for sharing your experience with all of us.

[admin]

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Keep going bro [/center]

[Duck Commander]

Nice informative article, keep it up