08-02-2015, 09:37 PM
It takes a second or so to re-focus your eyes between a lit dash and dark night, its surprising what can happen in that time. I've had a couple of experiences within the last few months that were damn close because of that, one was a deer jumping from the side of the road as I was looking at the dash, the other was a cyclist in black on a dark B road that I only saw at the last minute as I looked back up. Since those I'd much rather watch the road at night than the dash!
You roughly know how fast you're going, but I usually stick cruise on anyway so not an issue (oh no more driver aids
). If the car was overheating enough to cause damage it'd smell, cooking headgasket stinks lol, oh and it'd beep (more driver aids). I have enough fuel because unless it leaks out, I check at the start of the journey and know how long the route is.
Maybe I'm not coming across right, wouldn't be any change there, but its amazing how quickly things can happen, and sods law it'll be while you're doing something else!
You roughly know how fast you're going, but I usually stick cruise on anyway so not an issue (oh no more driver aids
). If the car was overheating enough to cause damage it'd smell, cooking headgasket stinks lol, oh and it'd beep (more driver aids). I have enough fuel because unless it leaks out, I check at the start of the journey and know how long the route is.Maybe I'm not coming across right, wouldn't be any change there, but its amazing how quickly things can happen, and sods law it'll be while you're doing something else!