When meeting oncoming vehicles with bright headlights at night:
- Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights ✓
- Open and shut your eyes rapidly
- Look at the headlights of the approaching vehicle
- Turn your lights on high beam
Answer: A. Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights
Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes glare as dazzling light that makes it hard to see and be aware of what others around you are doing. When oncoming bright headlights cause glare at night, it says to look up and beyond and slightly to the right of those lights. That keeps your view away from the brightest part of the glare while you stay aware of the road ahead.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Open and shut your eyes rapidly — Opening and shutting your eyes rapidly is not given as a way to handle glare and does not help you keep a steady view of the road.
- C. Look at the headlights of the approaching vehicle — Looking at the approaching vehicle's headlights puts your eyes into the brightest part of the glare instead of past it.
- D. Turn your lights on high beam — Turning your lights on high beam works against the handbook's advice to use low beams near oncoming vehicles and would add more glare.
Remember it
Aim your gaze high and to the right of the bright lights, not straight into them.
Official handbook: Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Driving at night and in bad weather – Glare