Night Driving

Rule number 1- Do not drink and drive. You put innocent lives at danger other than your own.
Other than that, here are a few tips that you should exercise when driving at night.

Clean the headlights, taillights, indicators and windows (inside and out) frequently. You can’t drive without them at night and so they need proper care and maintenance. Fix broken lights or indicators as it may prove costly if neglected.

Headlights need to be properly aligned. They can potentially blind drivers coming at you and result in catastrophic effects. In addition to that, they obstruct your vision of the road at night, letting you see only a part of what a properly functioning headlamp would. Similarly, non-functioning high-beam and low-beam switches need to be fixed at the earliest.

Try not to smoke while driving at night. Nicotine and Carbon monoxide, which you intake during smoking, hamper your eyesight.

While driving at night, increase your trailing distance. It is difficult to judge the vehicle’s speed in front of you and take necessary action immediately when it is dark.

Take frequent breaks and do simple exercises to keep yourself awake. If you are feeling sleepy, park your car away from the road and take some rest. Do not try and push yourself when you feel drowsy. Injuries sometimes can be irreversible.

Twilight is one of the most hardest times to drive during the day as the eyes try and adapt to the surrounding light. Extra care and attention is needed when driving at this time of the day.

If the oncoming vehicles persistently uses high beam, keep the edge of the road as a mark in the case of any undesirable events.

If your car breaks down in the night, pull off the road as much as possible and switch on the hazard lamps. Call immediately for help and stay off the road.