Driving during the night is always considered to be riskier than driving during the daytime. One must always take extra precaution and care to ensure the safety of oneself and others on the road, and this responsibility increases many folds when you are driving at night. Mainly because the visibility is much lesser, which increases the chance of accidents. So, if you frequently drive after sundown, or even if it happens once in a while, here are a few safety tips that you should consider employing.
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Make sure all lights are working and are not dirty or foggy, as these things can seriously hamper the driver's visibility.
Before hitting the road, inspect all the lights on your car to ensure they are functioning properly. Check the headlights, brake lights, both indicators as well as the fog lamps. Further, make sure that none of these lights is fused, dirty or foggy, as these things can seriously hamper the driver's visibility. Moreover, if the lights are not clear, other drivers would also not be alerted of your presence, which could lead to serious mishaps.
Needless to say, your car's windscreen is the reason the road ahead is visible to you. Therefore, the windscreen of your vehicle is of utmost importance. Before heading out at night, make sure that it's clean as well as the windows to ensure that you get a clear view of the road. Also, periodically inspect the condition of the windscreen wipers.
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Make sure that your windscreen is clean as well as the windows to ensure that you get a clear view of the road.
Most modern-day cars come with rear-view mirrors that feature daytime and nighttime settings. The main advantage of this feature is that you can easily adjust the reflective surface's angle to avoid the sun's glare during the day and the headlight of cars or bikes behind you at night. You should also adjust your vehicle's OVRMs (outside rear-view mirrors) in a way that they offer you good visibility of what's behind.
Traffic on the road is generally less during the night, so you might be tempted to just floor the car, however, it's highly advisable that you do not do it. Over-speeding can put the lives of oneself, your fellow motorists, and pedestrians at risk. It is recommended that you maining legal speed limit and keep a good distance between your car and the vehicle which is in front of you. This way, even if there are any sudden panic stops, it will allow you to avoid any sort of mishap.
It is recommended that you maining legal speed limit and keep a good distance between your car and the vehicle which is in front of you.
You must never drive if you are tierd and exhausted, especially at night. Driving requires your full attention and if you are not in a condition to do so, it's better to ask a frined to drive or take a cab. If you are feeling tired while driving, make a quick stop at a fuelling station, refresh yourself by stretching or walking around, wash your face and have some coffee. If you are extremely tired, do not get behind the wheel, because both you and other vehicles on the road will be at risk.
Driving at night requires utmost caution, attention and care. Therefore, follow these rules and tips to ensure that you have a safe and sound driving experience at night.
