[csentil]

Strict NO NO especially if its highway driving. I've seen/heard too many horrendous late night/early morning accidents.

Basic reason is there are too many unknown variables.

1. Visibility factor is down to 1/3rd.
2. You cannot anticipate/plan/avoid what you cannot see most of the times.
3. Too many lorries during the night time with dazzling lights. Though with 4 lane roads in some highways you are sort of spared this.
4. Wrong side driving. Some strange behaviour is exhibited by those driving on the wrong side. For some reason some of them switch off their headlights and drive !!
5. If you are travelling with a family and have a breakdown you are in a soup.
6. Night time is for nocturnal creatures unlike us. Our body is programmed to shut down and conserve/rebuild/rejuvenate during the night. So you are at a disadvantage already.
7. Driving speeds are reduced as reflex factor has to be higher due to less visibility.

If you have to drive at nights try to reach someplace max by 11pm or 12 am. Before dawn driving is also extremely dangerous. Lot of people start to fall asleep around 3am - 4 am times.

I prefer to leave around 5 am, so that I can get out of town early and I hit the highway as the sun rises.