GMC 2003 Sierra - Manual (Page 318)

You can be Cennporanity blinded by approaching
headlamp^. It can take a second or tйrû^ Oi even several
seconds, for your eyes to re-adjust io the darit. When
you are faced wilh savers glare (as from a drlvef
(iwhp doesn't lower the high beams, or a vehicle
with
misaimed headlamps], ë I ow down a lilile. AvuiU sLuiii^i^
dsrigclly into the approaching headlamps.
Keep youf windshield and all I he glass on your vehicle
clean — insids and out. Gtere at nighi is made much
worse by dirt on the glass. Even the Inside ot the glass
car build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
maliing ihE pupits ot your eyes coiirract repaaledly.
RemenriDer lhat your headlamps light up far less of a
roadway when you are in a turn or curve Keep
your eyes movlrtg; that way, it's easier to pick oui dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regulaiy (or proper airn, so should yqur eyes
be ejiamined regularly. Some drivers suffer from
night blindness — Ihe inability to see in dim light — and
aren't even aware of it.
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
Rain arrd wet roads can mean driving Lrouble. On a wel
noad, you can't slop, accelerate or turn as well
because your tlre-to-road traction isn’t as good as on
dry roads. And, if your tires don’l have much tread left,
you’ll get even less traction. It's always wpse to go
slower and be cautious rf rain starts to fall whJil‘e you are
driving. The surface may get wet suddenly when your
reflaiies are tuned for driving on dry pavemeni,
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