Better To Drive At Night Or Day
Keep distractions to a minimum when driving at night.
Better to drive at night or day. Luckily there are some things you can do to improve your safety when driving at night. However not everyone can or wants to drive at night so today senior rsg contributor john ince compares day time driving to nighttime driving to see which one truly comes out on top. Add to that the glare of headlights and night driving can be unnerving enough to keep you off the road. Driving at night can be great since there is very little traffic and prime time surge values can get high.
Most speed limits are set for driving during the day in dry clear conditions not for driving at night. Don t overdrive your headlights. When driving overnight with a baby or toddlers they won t have the issue of sleeping all day in the car and then being up all night long ready to party. At age 60 and older driving can become even more difficult according to the american optometric association.
I have done both over my 2 year career and 17 000 trips but which one is actually better for drivers. In general i ve found it better to work at night especially weekend nights because you can usually guarantee on bar hoppers and club goers to request an uber or lyft ride all throughout the night. Luckily there s no reason that night driving has to be unsafe with a few simple precautionary measures you can drive safely keep your visibility high and even enjoy the unique experience of an immersive night drive. Despite the fact that the majority of driving is done during the day about 40 50 of accidents occur at night.
This is my favorite part of driving overnight. Driving in the dark is different from driving during the daylight hours. As we age we have greater difficulty seeing at night. Put away your cell phone turn the radio down and ask passengers to assist you in making your knighting driving excursion safe.
A 50 year old driver may need twice as much light to see as well as a 30 year old. Depth perception color recognition and peripheral vision can all be compromised in the dark. Night vision is the ability to see well in low light conditions. Benefits of driving overnight with kids sleep schedules aren t disrupted.