Driving at night can be challenging due to reduced visibility and increased fatigue. Here are some tips to help ensure a safe nighttime driving experience:

Best Tips for Driving at Night

1. Use your Headlights properly: Ensure your headlights are clean and properly aligned. Use high beams in dark areas, but switch to low beams when approaching vehicles from the front are about 300 meters from you, 150 meters if approaching from the rear. Using high beam headlights in well-lit urban areas is illegal. You must use your Headlights at the latest one hour after sunset and up to one hour before sunrise. Daytime running lights not only do not provide adequate illumination at night. It also makes it harder for other vehicles to see you when approaching from the rear since your tail lights are off.

2. Do not overdrive your headlights: Drive at a speed that allows you to stop within the distance you can see ahead. Low beam headlights usually illuminate 50-70 meters ahead while high beams are about 150 meters. This is crucial since visibility is limited at night. In ideal conditions going at 100 KPH it takes a car about 56 meters to come to a complete stop. If you’re driving with low beams that illuminate 50 meters ahead, you’re overdriving your headlights.

3. Protect your night vision: Do not use cabin lights and dim your instrument panel. If a vehicle is coming towards you with their high beams on, look at the right edge of the road or lane to keep straight in your lane until the car passes you.

4. Stay Alert: Fatigue is worse at night and can be a significant issue while driving at night. Take breaks if you feel tired and consider sharing driving responsibilities if traveling with others.

5. Watch for Wildlife: Be vigilant in areas known for wildlife crossings, as animals tend to be more active at night, especially around dusk and dawn.

7. Increase Following Distance: Maintain a greater distance between your vehicle and the car in front of you to give yourself more time to react.

8. Use the Right Technology: Utilize navigation apps that have night mode to reduce strain on your eyes. If your car has additional safety features, like night vision or adaptive headlights, take advantage of them.

10. Keep Your Windshield Clean: A clean windshield outside and inside, reduces glare and improves visibility. Consider using anti-glare products for added clarity.

By following these tips, you can enhance your safety and that of others while driving at night.

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