1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 157

High Beams more quickly to darkness back on the If the vehicle approachingyou has its road. But be sure to remove your high beams on, signal by flicking yours Keep your windshield and all the glass sunglasses before you leave the service to high and then backto low beam. This on your vehicle clean-inside and out. area. is the usual signal to lower the headlight Glare at nightis made much worseby beams. If the other driver still doesn't dirt on the glass. Even the inside the of You can be temporarily blinded by by approaching lights. It can take a second lower the beams, resist the temptation to glass can build up a film caused dust. Tobacco smoke also makes inside glass or two, or even several seconds, for your put your high beams on. This only makes two half-blinded drivers. surfaces very filmy and can a vision be eyes to readjust to thedark. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a On a freeway, use your high beams only hazard if it's left there. driver who doesn't lower the high in remote areas where you won't impair Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and beams, or a vehicle with misaimed approaching drivers. In some places, flash more than clean glass would, headlights), slow down a little.Avoid like cities, using high beams is illegal. making the pupilsof your eyes contract staring directly into the approaching repeatedly. You might even wantto keep When you follow another vehicleon a lights. If there is a line of opposing a cloth and some glass cleaner in your freeway or highway, use low beams. traffic, make occasional glances over the True, most vehiclesnow have day-night vehicle if you need to clean your glass line of headlights to make certain that mirrors that enable the driver to reduce frequently. one of the vehicles isn't startingto move glare. But outside mirrors are not this of into your lane. Onceyou are past the type and high beams from behind can bright lights, give your eyes time to bother the driver ahead. readjust before resuming speed. A Few More Night Driving Suggestions