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NEWS | ENTERPRISE-RECORD+MERCURY-REGISTER FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017

See and be Seen:

How driverS can See better at nigHt and make
tHemSelveS more viSible to fellow motoriStS
(MS) - Though fewer cars are on the road per night, to avoid driving if they have been but especially so for aging motorists.
at night than during the daytime, driving awake for 24 hours or more and to pull According to the American Optometric
at night is still dangerous. In fact, the over for rest every two hours. Association, the diminished vision that
National Safety Council notes that drivers’
• Improve vehicle lighting. Compared to many drivers experience when driving at
risk of being in fatal car crashes is three
the standard incandescent lamps used by night increases with age, highlighting the
times greater at night than it is during the
many of today’s automotive manufacturers, importance of annual vision checkups.
daytime.
LED lights are brighter and more visible to The AOA also recommends that drivers
While a host of factors minimize distractions when
combine to make driving at driving at night so they can
night less safe than driving better focus on the road
during the daytime, poor ahead.
nighttime visibility is one of
the biggest contributors to • Make your vehicle more
driver discomfort at night. visible. Even drivers who
Depth perception, color are comfortable driving at
recognition and peripheral night must share the roads
vision can diminish at with other motorists, who
night. Though many drivers
may not be as relaxed
recognize that their own
driving after sundown.
visibility is compromised at
Philips Vision LEDs turn
night, few may consider that
others motorists’ nighttime on instantly and can be
visibility is similarly affected. installed as replacements
Fortunately, there are a for manufacturers’ brake
The instant-on response provided by Philips Vision LEDs can reduce braking distance by
handful of ways that drivers up to 20 feet at speeds of 75 miles per hour. Because they light up quicker, other drivers and taillights, side markers,
can see the vehicle sooner.
can improve their visibility turn signals and back up
and make themselves more visible to oncoming motorists. Unlike incandescent lights, making vehicles more visible to
fellow motorists when operating motor bulbs, Philips Vision LEDs remain bright fellow motorists and greatly decreasing
vehicles after the sun goes down. and maintain their light intensity throughout reaction time. Brighter and therefore more
the life of the lights. LEDs also can brighten visible to fellow drivers than standard
• Get enough sleep. A recent poll from
up interior lights, such as courtesy, dome,
the National Sleep Foundation found incandescent bulbs, Vision LEDs employ
trunk and glove box. In addition, Vision
that 13 percent of drivers acknowledged instant-on response technology that can
LEDs were designed to be highly resistant
falling asleep while driving at least once reduce braking distance by up to 20 feet at
to the extreme heat and vibrations that
per month. Poorly lit roadways and the
threaten standard incandescent bulbs, speeds as high as 75 miles per hour.
absence of natural light can make tired
thereby increasing their durability and Drivers who are uncomfortable driving
drivers even more drowsy, furthering
longevity.
compromising their already diminished at night can employ several strategies to
visibility. The NSF advises drivers to get • Get routine vision checkups. Vision alleviate that discomfort. More information
between seven and nine hours of sleep checkups are necessary for all drivers, is available at www.philips.com/visionled.

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