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Show Sponsored by the Iron County Record in cooperation with the new car dealers in this community fife w&l Ami Lights Should Help You See Better How fast are your vision reflexes re-flexes at night? Try standing in a dark closet until your eyes are accustomed to the darkness. Then look straight at the light while you turn it on suddenly. How many objects can you clearly see in the first 10 seconds after the light comes on? That's no mere academic experiment. ex-periment. It's the kind of thing that happens to you when you drive at night. Bright headlights in your eyes have the same effect ef-fect as the light in the closet. And 10 seconds is more than enough time for a fatal accident. Maybe you have perfect night vision. But if your lights blind the driver you're meeting the chances are that he'll hit you. It's a simple matter to make sure your headlights are safe by having your whole electrical system sys-tem checked by the men who know it best, the service men at your new car dealer's, where you bought your car. That kind of care pays off in other ways, too. Remember, for instance, the last time you overtook a dark-clothed pedestrian, pedes-trian, walking on the wrong side of the road at night? Did you see him in time or did your lights pick him up after he was so close that you couldn't have stopped if he had stepped into your path? That's what's known as "overdriving "over-driving your lights." One simple remedy is to drive more slowly at night than you do in daylight and that's a good rule no matter mat-ter what condition your lights are in. Another rule, just as good, is to have you headlights checked check-ed for focus, brightness, beam tilt, and general safe condition. For really safe night driving, be sure all your lights are working work-ing safely turn signals, stop signals, tail and parking lights, and dashboard lights. No amount of good night vision will save you if you can't see. |