Driving at Night
Darkness demands increased driver attention. Reduced visibility, glare from oncoming
headlights, deer crossing the road, and eye strain can all combine to make night driving
hazardous.
♦ Headlights must be used from sunset to sunrise.
♦ Turn on low beams when daylight begins to fade to help others see you.
♦ Driving with parking lights only is unlawful.
♦ When approaching another vehicle from the front or rear, auxiliary driving lights
should be turned off at the same time the vehicle’s headlights are required to be
dimmed.
♦ Speed should be adjusted to safely stop within the area illuminated by the headlights.
♦ Use high beams on open highways. Dim headlights when following within 200 feet
of another vehicle, and when meeting oncoming vehicles. If the oncoming lights are
blinding do not look directly at the vehicle but look toward the right edge of the road.
♦ A clean windshield, inside and out, helps reduce the glare from oncoming vehicles.
♦ Keep eyes moving; eyestrain, fatigue, and lack of concentration can be the result of
staring at the spot created by the headlights.
This is from the Nebraska Driver’s Manual. The most important part is sunset to sunrise.
| Sunrise: 7:24 AM |
| Sunset: 4:58 PM |
| Sunrise: 7:26 AM |
Those are the this morning sunrise, today’s sunset, and tomorrow’s sunrise. YOUR lights should be on. I almost got hit by a Semi Trailer, bc some person, didn’t know that they needed there lights on @ 7:10 am.