When should you turn off your high beams?

When should you turn off your high beams?

• A. Within 500 feet of another vehicle
• B. Within 100 feet of a pedestrian
• C. When following for more than a mile
• D. At all times

Answer: (A)

High beams give you the farthest view, but they can blind other drivers and pedestrians. The standard rule is to switch to low beams within about 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle so glare isn’t directed at them. That’s why this option is the best; it reflects the safe, common practice for sharing the road at night. You should also dip your beams when you’re close behind another vehicle, rather than waiting a long distance, and you’d dim for pedestrians in or near the path to avoid blinding them. The other choices don’t fit the typical rule as neatly, since 100 feet isn’t a fixed threshold for pedestrians and waiting a mile behind someone isn’t safe.

High beams give you the farthest view, but they can blind other drivers and pedestrians. The standard rule is to switch to low beams within about 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle so glare isn’t directed at them. That’s why this option is the best; it reflects the safe, common practice for sharing the road at night. You should also dip your beams when you’re close behind another vehicle, rather than waiting a long distance, and you’d dim for pedestrians in or near the path to avoid blinding them. The other choices don’t fit the typical rule as neatly, since 100 feet isn’t a fixed threshold for pedestrians and waiting a mile behind someone isn’t safe.