Night driving changes the rules of the road, and the problem is that most long-journey plans treat night as simply a darker version of day. The risks are different, the visibility is limited, and the fatigue is heavier, so night driving deserves its own set of precautions rather than a simple extension of the daytime plan.The biggest risk is reduced visibility, because headlights illuminate only a few hundred feet, cutting reaction time dramatically, and the darkness hides hazards that daylight reveals, the animals, the debris, the sharp curve just past the beam. The second risk is fatigue, because the body’s natural rhythm wants sleep at night, and a driver who has been on the road all day is at their lowest alertness exactly when the visibility is also at its worst.The precautions that matter are specific. Keep the windshield and headlights clean, since a dirty screen scatters the light and doubles the glare, dim the dashboard lights so your eyes stay adapted to the dark, and slow down, because the posted speed assumes daylight visibility you do not have.
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