How to drive safely at night? It’s dark, you can’t see a thing, you’re tired, and any street light or headlight coming your way feels like it’s about 10 times too bright. Yep, driving at night really does test your might! But it’s no laughing matter – being behind the wheel at night is a lot riskier than during the day. Since it’s not like you can restrict yourself to only daytime trips, it’s best to follow some tips so that you can be safe out there on the roads. First of all, try to find some company for a long nighttime trip. Having an extra pair of eyes and hands is a good idea when driving over long distances. Your travel companion can answer your phone or send a text for you, or even take your place behind the wheel if you get too tired. Other videos you might like: 4 Things They Forgot to Tell You In Driving School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkFQXNo_dbs& 10 Awesome Techniques to Become a Skilled Driver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlW67bq1wcM& Why Police Touch Your Taillight, It's Extremely Important! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7OO9NrEzI& TIMESTAMPS: Keep a safe distance 0:40 Don't look at the light from oncoming cars 1:41 Clean and adjust all your mirrors 2:34 Adjust and polish your headlights 3:23 Stop periodically for light snacks or a nap 4:12 Avoid two-lane highways 4:44 Use the fog lights even if it’s not foggy 5:13 Look out for animals 5:41 Drive only in glasses with anti-reflective lenses 6:13 Don’t travel alone 6:43 Minimize the brightness on your dashboard 7:25 Use GPS 8:00 Be careful when passing oversized vehicles 8:41 Don’t drive at high speeds 9:08 Music by Epidemic Sound http://bit.ly/1NOjjY3 SUMMARY: - Not keeping enough distance is never a good idea, but at night and in bad weather, it’s especially important to leave enough space between your car and the one ahead of you. - If the driver behind you hasn’t adjusted their headlights appropriately or they’re following too close and their lights are blinding you, just stay calm and, if possible, adjust your mirrors so that their light doesn’t hit your eye. - If your rearview mirror doesn’t have an auto-dimming feature, then you need to push the little “night mode” tab at the bottom in order to dim the light from cars behind you. - Are your headlights angled perfectly but still shining too dimly? That usually happens because of dirt and dust, so the best solution would be to buy a headlight polisher. - Your body needs a break too. Try some stretching to relax the muscles that get stiff from being in the same position for so long. - Two-lane highways usually have sharper curves and more hills than freeways. Add to this lower overall light and almost constant glare from oncoming cars, and you’ve got a recipe for extremely stressful nighttime driving. - Fog lights can be useful not only in poor visibility conditions because of the weather, like fog, smoke, snow, or rain, but also at night in combination with the low or high beams. - Collisions with deer often happen at dusk or at night and are more common than you think. But your high beams can help you spot an animal’s glowing eyes. - If you wear glasses, you gotta have a special pair for driving at night because ordinary glasses reflect oncoming lights and create an obscuring glare that reduces your visibility. - If you drive with maximum brightness, it takes your eyes much longer to adjust to the poorly lit road in front of you when you look up from the dash. Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: http://bit.ly/1NR4JJP Instagram: http://bit.ly/2pDikkf 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: http://bit.ly/2pNb6gr Photos: http://bit.ly/23rGg9b East News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://bit.ly/2d8ayZz
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