Better To Drive At Night Or Day
Put away your cell phone turn the radio down and ask passengers to assist you in making your knighting driving excursion safe.
Better to drive at night or day. Depth perception color recognition and peripheral vision can all be compromised in the dark. This is my favorite part of driving overnight. Luckily there are some things you can do to improve your safety when driving at night. Is it better to drive at night or is it better to drive during the day.
I have done both over my 2 year career and 17 000 trips but which one is actually better for drivers. A 50 year old driver may need twice as much light to see as well as a 30 year old. 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. 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.
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. Although you should prevent distractions while driving at any time of the day driving at night requires even more focused attention. As we age we have greater difficulty seeing at night. Don t overdrive your headlights.
Driving at night can be great since there is very little traffic and prime time surge values can get high. The most dangerous time to drive on any roadway is between the hours of midnight and 6 am especially on the weekends. Most speed limits are set for driving during the day in dry clear conditions not for driving at night. Driving in the dark is different from driving during the daylight hours.
Keep distractions to a minimum when driving at night. Night vision is the ability to see well in low light conditions. Add to that the glare of headlights and night driving can be unnerving enough to keep you off the road. Despite the fact that the majority of driving is done during the day about 40 50 of accidents occur at night.