Sometimes the driver suffers from what is called speed blindness, and this happens when the driver is often alone and driving his car for long distances on a flat road or on side roads, as he drives at a speed higher than the speed limit on the street and does not notice it, and this often happens in the summer.

Examples of some of the roads through which a person can develop speed blindness:

A driver can also suffer from speed blindness if he is driving a modern car that does not emit any noise

How do you avoid speed blindness?

• Keep your eyes moving and don’t just focus on the road in front of you
• Use cruise control if you are driving long distances
• Look in the interior and side mirrors every few seconds
• When you feel bored or tired, take a short break

What is photoluminescence?

Photoluminescence occurs when a large amount of light suddenly enters the eye
 After the amount of light or the intensity of the light is small, which causes you to be dazzled by light.

Dazzle is considered dangerous while driving, as the driver may lose the ability to see well for several seconds
 Until the eye adapts to the new amount or intensity of light entering it
 Whether due to bright sunlight, lights on the road, or the lighting of oncoming vehicles.

Where can I get photogenic dazzle?

• As you exit from a tunnel onto the road
• On an asphalt road and the sun is shining
• On icy roads and the sun is shining
• On wet roads and the sun is shining
• When driving in the dark due to the lights of the opposite vehicles

How do I avoid getting photogenic dazzle?

You can avoid dazzle by avoiding looking directly at the light source when exiting a tunnel and using a mirror curtain to reduce the intensity of the light.
 On wet, icy or asphalt roads, avoid looking at the point where light is reflected on the ground and look next to it

What is tunnel vision?

Tunnel vision is dangerous because the driver loses vision around him
 His gaze is focused on a specific point on the road, which is only in front of him, not its sides and what is going on around him
 This condition occurs as a result of speeding and driving on a highway or highway, and this causes narrowing of the eye ring
 The eye becomes unable to see the surroundings, signs, traffic signs, etc.

Causes of tunnel vision

• The driver looked unmoving
• High speed
• The road is level
• Driver fatigue
• Stress and fear
• Lack of concentration and distraction

How do I avoid tunnel vision and its dangers?

Avoiding such situations is easy and simple, as the driver must always keep his gaze moving and not focus on one point
 Or he only looks at the driving field directly in front of him or in front of his vehicle, and he must look in all directions and not focus his eyes on one point in front of him.
 
 High speed and driving on highways and straight roads over long distances is the first reason
 Tunnel vision or speed blindness occurs, as the driver feels that everyone is driving faster than he feels or wants
 
 When a driver is tired, his concentration is low and his gaze is only at one point ahead, which makes him lose his ability to always have a moving gaze
 
 The majority of new drivers do not look forward and away from the car and do not pay attention to what is around them, and this is a major problem facing everyone
 
 The driver is nervous and afraid, his nerves are tense in the car, and his gaze is focused on one point in front of his car
 Which makes him lose his ability to interact and discover what is going on around him on the road and driving fields
 
 The driver’s circumstances also contribute to his loss of concentration while driving and cause him not to look at the surroundings
 His gaze does not move in all directions, as a result of his preoccupation with other matters, his mind becoming distracted, or his forgetting the most important things when driving a car.
 
 If we look at what I wrote above, we find that most drivers’ problems are immobile vision, and all things are related to the driver’s vision and concentration.

I advise you to train yourself so that your eyesight is active and your nerves are calm while driving
 This is to avoid many things that cause danger to you and others, and this thing becomes a habit with the passage of some time and becomes automatic.