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Difficulty: MediumNight Driving and Headlight Usage

You are driving at night on a dark two-lane road when an oncoming vehicle approaches with its high-beam headlights illuminated, causing severe glare. Which of the following actions is safest to avoid being temporarily blinded while maintaining lane control?

  1. Look toward the right edge of your lane and follow the edge line or pavement markings until the vehicle passes.Answer
  2. B
    Stare directly at the oncoming headlights so you can judge the exact width and distance of the passing vehicle.
  3. C
    Switch on your own high-beam headlights to force the oncoming driver to dim theirs.
  4. D
    Maintain your speed and look continuously into your rearview mirror until the oncoming vehicle has passed.

Answer

Look toward the right edge of your lane and follow the edge line or pavement markings until the vehicle passes.
Looking toward the right edge line or pavement boundary allows a driver to safely guide their vehicle along the road path while protecting their pupils from direct exposure to bright oncoming high beams.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the visual hazard
Recognize that high-beam glare from an oncoming driver impairs forward vision.
Direct glare disrupts peripheral vision and dark adaptation.
2
Adjust line of sight
Shift gaze down toward the right edge line (fog line) of the roadway.
Tracking the right edge marker keeps the vehicle safely in its lane without exposing eyes directly to glare.
3
Maintain speed control
Slow down slightly if necessary until vision clears completely.
Reduces stopping distance while vision is recovering.

Key Concept

Night Glare Mitigation and Vision Recovery
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Night Driving and Headlight Usage

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