Top 5 important tips for night driving
Posted on: 04/Sep/2018 2:58:12 PM
Driving at nights needs extra care and attention owing to more blind spots and unexpected challenges than a visible day light spectrum. Poor weather conditions combined with a night time is a hell for any drivers who need to cover long distance over a time period. It is always essential to give higher priority to safety than reaching a particular destination. Confidence and control comes only when all the required checklist are approved for a safe night driving. Check all the possible lighting features and car controls before starting the night journey. Make sure you do repair the damaged parts if any during a travel with less visibility or night times.
Keeping the speedy passing vehicles and about the less experienced drivers in mind can improve the alertness of your mind to be more careful and aware of the road conditions. Here we list out some of the basic tips to keep you safe while driving in the night time with hard conditions.
Headlights
It is always advisable to switch on the head lights an hour before the sun hides and passes over the darkness to the world. It makes other drivers to be aware of your vehicle and increase the visibility of your blind spot in the night time.
Don’t get closer
Avoid overtaking or getting too close to any of the vehicles especially in night times to avoid unnecessary accidents. Follow the speed limit and road safety precautions and never get an idea of over speeding that will lead to danger of your life and others on the roads.
Attentive nature
Watch road signals and act accordingly in the rough weather conditions. Be alert watching all the vehicles turn over signals or diversions to judge beforehand about the speed and control of your own vehicle. Checking the mirrors on regular intervals will ensure more safety for your driving in the night times.
Lighting and signaling repairs
In many of the deadly accident scenarios the vehicles would’ve wrongly signaled or the malfunctioning of the head lights cheating the eyes of the distant vehicles. So make sure to check the functioning of the headlights in your vehicle before starting the journey.
Staying awake
If you are too tired and cannot drive any further please pull down the vehicle somewhere safe and take rest for few hours. Have some black coffee and start your journey again to be more alert and attentive. Stop driving the moment you come to know that your sleep is taking over the driving position away from your control.
