Night driving tips

> Slow down: Night driving requires slower speeds than daytime driving because visibility is much lower at nighttime than during the day. Even on well-lit urban roads, it takes longer to see and react to traffic hazards, pedestrians, and other obstacles. > Aim your headlights: It’s important to properly align and aim headlights to ensure that they are aimed on the road, rather than in the eyes of oncoming drivers or pointed too far down so the driver can’t see as much as legally possible. > Keep your eyes healthy: To reduce the effects of eye fatigue at night while driving, eye doctors often recommend keeping your eyes moving, scanning all around your field of vision instead of focusing on one area. > Invest in value-added headlights: Look for headlight bulbs that offer greater down road visibility with a whiter light for improved clarity. Whiter light improves contrast, allowing a driver to better distinguish objects on the side of the road. > Always swap in pairs: Since headlights dim over their lifetime, a new bulb paired with an old bulb creates an uneven field of vision for drivers, which can be a major distraction on the road. Replace headlights in sets of two. > Don’t stare at oncoming lights: Bright lights can seriously disrupt your concentration at night. To prevent the temporary blindness that comes from your eyes trying to adjust to the bright lights, avert your eyes from oncoming high beams. > Replace before burnout: Headlights can dim over time, so replacement before burnout is key. Dimming creates less light on the road and less light downroad, so drivers can’t see as far as before.