When meeting oncoming vehicles with bright headlights at night you should…?
- Look at the headlights of the approaching vehicle
- Open and shut your eyes rapidly
- Turn your lights on high beam
- Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights ✓
Answer: D. Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights
When oncoming headlights glare at you at night, look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's night-driving advice is to avoid glare from oncoming lights, and one way it gives is to glance to the right edge of the road. It also says glare can blind you when you meet vehicles with bright headlights. Directing your view up, beyond and a little to the right of the lights keeps your eyes off the source of the glare while you still hold your lane position and keep scanning the road ahead.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Look at the headlights of the approaching vehicle — Staring at the approaching headlights puts your eyes right on the glare, and the handbook warns that glare can blind you.
- B. Open and shut your eyes rapidly — Nothing in the handbook suggests opening and shutting your eyes rapidly, and it does nothing to move your view away from the glare.
- C. Turn your lights on high beam — Switching to high beam is not one of the handbook's glare strategies, which focus on avoiding glare rather than adding more light.
Remember it
When bright lights come at you, slide your gaze to the right edge of your lane and keep it there until the vehicle passes.