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Difficulty: Very hardLighting and Horn Usage

You are driving on an unlit rural road at night with your headlights on main beam. Upon spotting a horse rider ahead in your lane, you must immediately dip your headlights, refrain from sounding your horn, and briefly flash your dipped headlights to ensure the rider is aware of your presence before passing wide and slow.

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False
The statement is False because you must never flash your headlights near a horse. While dipping your main beams and avoiding the horn are the correct procedures, flashing your headlights—even dipped ones—can easily startle the horse, especially at night. You should simply slow down to a maximum of 10 mph, wait patiently, and pass wide and slow without using any warning signals.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the requirement to dip headlights
This part of the statement is correct.
You must dip your headlights to avoid dazzling other road users, which explicitly includes horse riders.
2
Evaluate the requirement to refrain from sounding the horn
This part of the statement is also correct.
Audible warnings can easily startle horses, causing them to panic or bolt, creating a serious hazard.
3
Evaluate the requirement to flash headlights to warn of presence
This part of the statement is incorrect and dangerous.
Although flashing headlights is generally used to warn others of your presence, sudden flashes of light at night can easily startle a horse. You must avoid both audible and sudden visual stimuli around horses.

Key Concept

Correct use of lighting and audible warnings around vulnerable road users
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