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Stay alert tips for long drives
1. You will need an extra sweatshirt or other bulky article of clothing, and a broad-brimmed hat. Straw hats are good. Fisherman's hats also work.
2. Find the dimmer switch on your dashboard. It is usually located near the headlight switch. Turn the dimmer down until the dashboard lights appear significantly less bright than traffic markers reflecting your headlights. Do not turn the dimmer down so low that you can't see the dashboard.
3. Place the sweatshirt on the dashboard in such a way that it obscures the bottom 10% of the view. This will reduce the strobe light effect of dashed lane lines, reflectors, and other traffic markers within fifteen feet of your headlights. You will still be able to see these markers clearly at greater distances, where they appear less bright, are less distracting, and where you have time to react.
4. Adjust your outside mirrors downward, so that they afford only a view of the pavement. This seems counterintuitive, and is nearly useless in daylight, but at night, you can judge the proximity of overtaking vehicles by the reflection of their headlights on the pavement. This keeps the direct glare of headlights out of your eyes.
5. Don't go too fast. If your vehicle has a cruise control (assuming dry pavement and clear visibility), set it at 55mph (90km/h), or at most, 60mph. Use your low-beam headlight setting. If vehicles lurk behind you at the same speed, tap the brake and get them to pass you. Don't go too slow, either. Creepers have as many accidents as speeders.
6. Pull the hat brim down low on your forehead. When an oncoming vehicle approaches, nod your head forward until the vehicle's lights are partially eclipsed by the brim. As the vehicle gets closer, tilt your head toward the oncoming traffic lane, so that you have a better view of your own lane. You should still be able to see the lane markers. Note: trying to look through a hat brim also causes eyestrain, though not as much as staring into headlights. If there is no oncoming traffic, tilt your head back for a clear view of the horizon.
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