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Difficulty: MediumNight Driving and Headlight Glare Management

When driving at night, a vehicle trailing directly behind you keeps its high-beam headlights engaged, creating severe glare in your interior rearview mirror. Which action should you take to safely handle this situation?

  1. Adjust your interior rearview mirror to the night position to deflect bright reflection while maintaining awareness of traffic behind you.Answer
  2. B
    Accelerate well above the speed limit to rapidly increase the distance between your vehicle and the trailing driver.
  3. C
    Turn off your exterior headlights briefly to signal to the driver behind that their high beams are blinding you.
  4. D
    Stare continuously into the rearview mirror to monitor the exact movements of the vehicle following you.

Answer

Adjust your interior rearview mirror to the night position to deflect bright reflection while maintaining awareness of traffic behind you.
Adjusting the rearview mirror to its night setting tilts the reflective surface so high-beam light is redirected away from your eyes while allowing you to monitor trailing traffic.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the hazard
High-beam glare in the rearview mirror degrades night vision and distracts forward scanning.
Bright light reflected directly into the driver's eyes impairs forward vision and pupil adaptation.
2
Apply proper glare control procedure
Flip the manual tab or enable auto-dimming on the interior rearview mirror.
This changes the optical angle of reflection, reducing direct glare while maintaining situational awareness.

Key Concept

Rearview Mirror Glare Mitigation
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Night Driving and Headlight Glare Management

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