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Difficulty: EasyNight Driving and Headlight Usage

High-beam headlights should be kept turned on when driving on well-lit city streets at night to maximize forward visibility for the driver.

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False. Drivers must use low-beam headlights when driving on well-lit city streets or in urban traffic.
Low-beam headlights provide adequate illumination on well-lit city streets while preventing glare that blinds oncoming traffic and nearby pedestrians. High beams are restricted to dark roads where no vehicles are immediately ahead or approaching.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Assess the environmental lighting and traffic environment.
Identify that streetlights provide external lighting and that city streets typically have higher traffic density.
Ambient street lighting reduces the necessity for maximum long-range vehicle illumination.
2
Apply headlight usage rules for illuminated urban areas.
Select low-beam headlights rather than high-beam headlights.
High-beam headlights generate glare that interferes with the sight of other drivers and pedestrians on lit roadways.

Key Concept

Appropriate headlight selection for urban and illuminated roads at night
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Night Driving and Headlight Usage

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