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Difficulty: MediumNight Driving

While navigating a two-lane undivided highway at night, an oncoming vehicle approaches with its high-beam headlights on and fails to dim them. Which defensive action should you take to maintain lane control and avoid temporary glare blindness?

  1. A
    Look toward the center dividing stripe to keep the vehicle positioned in the lane, assuming perception distance remains unaffected by glare.
  2. Shift your gaze toward the right edge of your lane or the white fog line while using peripheral vision to track oncoming traffic.Answer
  3. C
    Activate your high beams in response and maintain speed, assuming illumination parity will offset forward sight distance deficits.
  4. D
    Reduce your following interval behind a leading vehicle to use its trailer body as a direct visual barrier against the oncoming glare.

Answer

Shift your gaze toward the right edge of your lane or the white fog line while using peripheral vision to track oncoming traffic.
Looking toward the right edge of the traffic lane or following the white fog line allows the driver to maintain proper lane positioning while shielding the central field of vision from direct high-beam glare, avoiding temporary blindness.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the nighttime hazard presented by bright oncoming headlights.
Recognize that direct exposure to high beams causes temporary vision loss and prolonged glare recovery time.
Direct glare can blind a driver for several seconds, severely degrading sight distance.
2
Select the correct line-of-sight defensive steering technique.
Look toward the right edge of the lane or the white pavement fog line.
Tracking the right lane marking maintains vehicle lane alignment without looking directly into the oncoming light source.

Key Concept

Defensive visual positioning and glare mitigation during nighttime operation
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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