About 1 out of every 25  has said that they have fallen asleep at the wheel while driving at night. Not only that, but American drivers have a 1 in 116 chance of  with a wild animal. These possible dangers can be avoided if you are extra careful and practice defensive driving. Just because the road is empty late at night doesn’t mean that you can step on the gas and forget about your safety.

Bright Side wants to offer 10 pieces of advice that can be blessings in disguise when you need to drive after sunset.

1. Don’t shift from “drive” to “reverse” in an automatic car before it stops moving.

This might be okay with most cars, but with transmissions, it can prove to be very harmful. And that’s because if you shift to reverse before your car is fully stopped, the transmission itself stops the car instead of the brakes. This can severely damage your brakes and leave you hanging in the middle of the street late at night.

2. Avoid 2-lane highways.

Lower lighting, an increased glare, and sharper curves are the main why these roads are dangerous after sunset. Most of these roads don’t have any lights, so the driver’s eyes get used to the pitch dark. That’s why when a car is approaching from the opposite side, its lights can confuse the driver.

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