Here at Toyota of Orlando, your drive time safety is our top priority. We want to ensure that you not only drive a safe vehicle but also that every time you get behind the wheel, you employ your best safe driving habits. We've given you some basic tips on driving at night and how you should adjust yourself to handle this unique drive time situation, but today we're back with a few more. See how driving at night is different than driving during the day and how you should change your driving habits accordingly!
Five tips for driving at night safely
Tip #1: Make sure you have the right eyeglasses. Are you wearing the right eyeglasses for driving at night? It's critical that your pair - whether you wear them for prescription or for fashion - have an anti-reflective coating on them. This will prevent light from reflecting off the glass and distorting your view of the road. If you don't have this special coating, ask your eye doctor about adding it or look into clip-on lenses that prevent issues when driving at night.
Tip #2: Look for green orbs in the road. OK, this bit of advice sounds weird, we know... but trust us. When animals are in the road, their retinas actually reflect light from headlights and make it look greenish in hue. If you see small green orbs on the road, you're actually looking at animal eyes and you should adjust your driving habits so you don't find yourself in a collision.
Tip #3: Dim your interior light level. When we say dim your interior lights, we don't just mean the lights in your car (which you should keep off when you're driving to help avoid distraction). We also mean the lights in your instrument panel and your dashboard. These lights can be overly bright to the point of distraction, especially if they're LEDs, so dim them before you take on driving at night.
Tip #4: Clean your windshield and mirrors. You should make sure you clean your windshield and your mirrors with a microfiber cloth or a piece of newspaper before you hit the road. This will help get rid of smears and streaks, both of which can reflect light and distort your field of vision.
Tip #5: Make sure your headlights are in good shape and are aimed correctly. When's the last time you had car headlight maintenance or checked to see if your headlights were aligned properly? If it's been a while, consider bringing your car to Toyota of Orlando before driving at night. We can check and maintain your car headlights and also ensure that they're aimed properly. You can also check their alignment yourself - simply pull your car up to a wall and turn your headlights on so they're shining at the wall. If they're uneven, adjust the bulbs until they're lined up!
Let Toyota of Orlando help get your car prepared for driving at night
Have questions? Call us - Toyota of Orlando is open seven days a week at (407) 298-4500. You can also stop by and see us at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 across from the Millenia Mall.
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