夜间驾驶和车灯眩光
A dangerous aspect of night driving is the blinding glare from oncoming headlights. Discover tips to reduce headlight glare when driving at night.
根据国家安全委员会的说法， 晚上开车最危险. Night driving poses some challenges in visibility 和 also from blinding 头灯的目光 远离迎面而来的车辆. Bright light from headlights reduces your visibility 和 increases the risk of an accident.
前灯眩光小贴士
- 知道瞎了该怎么做. Drivers can be affected by the oncoming glare of headlights as far as 3,000 feet away. If you feel you won't be able to see after a 车辆 approaching you has passed, slow down 和 try not to look directly at those headlights. If blinded by oncoming headlights while driving at night, look to the right side of the road. You will be able to see other 车辆s with your peripheral vision.
- 在你的车上使用反光胶带. Bright color 和 high contrast make objects visible at night. That's why it's a good idea to have some reflecting tape somew在这里 on your 车辆, 特别是如果车辆是深色的.
- 对齐前灯. The alignment of headlights is important to aid visibility 和 to be effective. Tests can be performed by a qualified mechanic to see if the lights on your 车辆 are aligned properly.
- 保持车灯清洁. As much as half of a headlight's total output can be absorbed by dirt on the light's surface. Keeping headlights clean is especially important in winter, 当它们经常被路泥覆盖时, 结了一层盐的雪.
- 保持一个 清洁挡风玻璃 无论白天还是晚上开车. Streaks 和 smears on windshields can produce extremely disorienting kaleidoscopic effects when lights shine on them at night. 确保挡风玻璃清洗器正常工作, that your windshield wiper blades are clean 和 not old 和 worn out 和 that the windshield wiper fluid container is kept filled.
- 转弯时要小心. Headlights only allow you to see w在这里 the 车辆 is pointing. Some newer 车辆s come with adaptive headlights. These headlights turn the direction of your tires with the steering wheel 和 allow you to see more of w在这里 you are going around a turn.
夜间驾驶的额外提示
- 保持你的眼睛移动，扫视这个区域. Don't just focus on the middle of the lighted area in front of you 和 continually scan the area for oncoming lights 和 车辆s. 注意山顶、弯道和交叉路口. In areas with many distracting neon signs or brightly lit buildings, 试着把注意力集中在街头活动上.
- Know when to dim your high beams to oncoming traffic. Use high beams when possible 和 switch to low beams when following another 车辆 or encountering oncoming 车辆s. High beams let you see about 350-500 feet ahead but can also blind oncoming drivers. A rule of thumb is to dim lights when you are within 500 feet of oncoming traffic. Flashing your lights to let an oncoming car know it has high beams on is typically acceptable, 然而, 法律确实因州而异.
- 避免 疲劳驾驶. Drowsy driving may result in slow reaction times 和 impaired judgment. 晚上睡个好觉, 休息, pull over 和 take a nap 和 avoid drivers who are swerving or drifting.
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