Question

Difficulty: EasyNight Driving and Headlight Usage

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?

  1. 500 feetAnswer
  2. B
    300 feet
  3. C
    200 feet
  4. D
    100 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.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the driving situation
The scenario describes approaching an oncoming vehicle at night while using high-beam headlights.
Different distance requirements apply depending on whether you are approaching an oncoming car or following behind one.
2
Recall the legal distance threshold for oncoming traffic
High-beam headlights must be dimmed to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
Dimming at 500 feet prevents headlight glare from temporarily blinding the oncoming driver.

Key Concept

High-Beam Dimming Distances
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