{"id":3052,"date":"2024-10-23T09:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:57:02","slug":"tick-tick-the-clocks-go-back-and-darkness-descends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/tick-tick-the-clocks-go-back-and-darkness-descends\/","title":{"rendered":"Tick Tock The Clocks Go Back and Darkness Descends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/darkness.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3053\" title=\"darkness\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/darkness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/darkness.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/darkness-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>With the clocks going back this weekend, we have some advice for driving in the dark<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To improve your view as far as possible, keep your lights and windscreen clean.<\/li>\n<li>Use main beam, but when other drivers are approaching make sure you dip your lights to avoid dazzling the oncoming traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you can stop safely within the distance you can see to be clear.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re feeling tired, coffee alone is not a fix. Take a break and have a 20-minute nap.<\/li>\n<li>If an approaching car forgets to dip its lights, look beyond the lights, but to their left to avoid being dazzled as much.<\/li>\n<li>Look at how the traffic ahead behaves for clues to possible problems you can&#8217;t see yet.<\/li>\n<li>If it&#8217;s gloomy in the morning, don&#8217;t forget to put your lights on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have more safety and driving tips <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/category\/driving-tips\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the clocks going back this weekend, we have some advice for driving in the dark. To improve your view as far as possible, keep your lights and windscreen clean. Use main beam, but when other drivers are approaching make sure you dip your lights to avoid dazzling the oncoming traffic. 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