When riding at night, how should your following distance compare to your following distance during the day?

Distances are difficult to judge in the dark because visual cues (like shadows and light contrasts) can be missing or distorted. You should allow a longer following distance when riding at night than you do when riding during the day.

• You should allow a longer following distance when following another vehicle at night.
• You should allow a shorter following distance when following another vehicle at night.
• You should always maintain the same following distance regardless of the time of day.
• Following distance really doesn’t matter.