While driving on a dark highway at night with your high-beam headlights activated, you observe an oncoming vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. According to standard driver safety regulations, at what minimum distance from the oncoming vehicle must you switch your headlights from high beams to low beams?
- 500 feetAnswer
- B300 feet
- C200 feet
- D100 feet
Answer
500 feet
Drivers must dim their high-beam headlights to low beams when within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle to avoid blinding the approaching driver with excessive glare.
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High-Beam Dimming Distances