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Difficulty: HardNight Driving

While driving on an unlit road at night, the headlights of a vehicle travelling closely behind reflect brightly in your interior rear-view mirror, causing dazzle and reducing your forward visibility. Which action should you take to handle this situation safely?

  1. A
    Switch on your rear fog lights to alert the driver behind to dip their headlights
  2. B
    Flash your hazard warning lights or brake sharply to warn the trailing vehicle to drop back
  3. Switch your interior rear-view mirror to the anti-dazzle position and maintain focus on the road aheadAnswer
  4. D
    Stare into the interior rear-view mirror continuously to monitor the distance of the vehicle behind

Answer

Switch your interior rear-view mirror to the anti-dazzle position and maintain focus on the road ahead.
Switching the interior rear-view mirror to its anti-dazzle position deflects high-intensity headlight glare away from your eyes while retaining a dimmed outline of the vehicle behind. This neutralises the vision hazard immediately without affecting vehicle stability or dazzling other road users.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Assess the source of dazzle affecting vision during night driving.
Identify that bright headlights from a trailing vehicle reflect directly into your eyes via the interior mirror.
Direct glare reduces visual acuity and impairs the ability to scan for unlit pedestrians, road markings, or bends.
2
Engage the anti-dazzle mechanism on the interior rear-view mirror.
The optical angle shifts, redirecting primary glare towards the vehicle roof while presenting a dimmed secondary reflection to the driver.
This eliminates glare instantly without changing vehicle speed, disturbing traffic flow, or dazzling others.
3
Maintain steady driving discipline, forward scanning, and safe separation from any vehicles ahead.
The vehicle continues safely without erratic braking, retaliatory lighting, or driver distraction.
Proper mirror adjustment allows full concentration to remain focused on the road ahead.

Key Concept

Managing glare from trailing vehicle headlights using the interior mirror anti-dazzle function without creating secondary driving hazards.
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