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vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize
warning clues
--
such as enough water,
ice or packed snow on the road to make a
“mirrored surface”
--
and slow down
when you have any doubt.
If you have the anti-lock braking system,
remember: It helps avoid only the braking
skid. If you do not have anti-lock, then
in
a braking skid (where the wheels are no
longer rolling), release enough pressure
on
the brakes to get the wheels rolling
again. This restores steering control. Push
the brake pedal down steadily when you
have to stop suddenly.
As
long as the
wheels are rolling, you will have steering
control.
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Driving
at
Night
Night driving is more dangerous than day
driving. One reason is that some drivers
are likely to be impaired
--
by alcohol or
drugs, with night vision problems, or by
fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
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Drive defensively.
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Don’t drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to
reduce the glare from headlights
behind you.
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Since you can’t see as well, you may
need to slow down and keep more
space between you and other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher
speed roads. Your headlights can light
up only
so
much road ahead.
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In
remote areas, watch
for
animals.
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If you’re tired, pull
off
the road
in
a
safe place and rest.
Night
Vision
No
one can see as well at night as
in
the
daytime. But as we get older these
differences increase.
A
50-year-old driver
may require at least twice as much light
to
see the same thing at night as a
20-year-old.
What you do
in
the daytime can also
affect your night vision.
For
example,
if
you spend the day
in
bright sunshine you
are wise to .wear sunglasses. Your eyes
will have less trouble adjusting to night.
But if you’re driving, don’t wear
sunglasses at night. They may cut down
on
glare from headlights, but they also
make a
lot
of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded by
approaching lights. It can take a second or
two, or even several seconds, for your
eyes to readjust to the dark. When you are
faced
with
severe glare (as from a driver
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