An approaching driver fails to dim their high beam headlights. Where should you look?
- At the wheels of the approaching vehicle.
- Toward the right side of the road. ✓
- Toward the left side of the road.
- Straight down the middle of the road.
Answer: B. Toward the right side of the road.
When an approaching driver fails to dim their high beams, look toward the right side of the road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that if an approaching driver does not dim the headlights, you should flash your high beams for a second and then go back to low beam. To avoid the glare of those high beams, move your eyes to the right and use the road edge as a guide until the vehicle passes. Looking right keeps the bright lights out of the center of your vision while you still hold your lane position.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. At the wheels of the approaching vehicle. — Watching the wheels of the approaching vehicle keeps your eyes pointed at the oncoming car and its lights, which is the glare you are trying to avoid.
- C. Toward the left side of the road. — Looking toward the left side of the road points your eyes toward the oncoming traffic and its high beams rather than away from them.
- D. Straight down the middle of the road. — Looking straight down the middle of the road aims your view directly at the approaching headlights, which is exactly the glare the handbook tells you to avoid.
Remember it
Let the right road edge be your guide when bright lights come at you.