At what times must headlights be turned on?
The law says you must turn your headlights on 30 minutes after sunset and leave them on until 30 minutes before sunrise. You must turn your lights on any time you can’t see at least 1000 feet ahead. Use your low beam headlights whenever it is raining.
At what distance should you turn on your headlights?
If you are driving with your high-beam lights on, you must dim them at least 500 ft from any oncoming vehicle, so you don’t blind the oncoming driver. You must use low-beam lights if you are within 200-300 ft of the vehicle you are following.
When should I use my low beams?
The short-range light emitted from low beams is ideal for driving in traffic when you don’t want to blind other drivers with your bright high beams. Driving in fog, rain and heavy snow calls for the use of your low beam lights. The downward directed light is best for cutting through these low-visibility situations.
When to turn on your headlights at night?
Driving with your headlights on at night is crucial to ensure the safety of not only you and your passengers, but also the pedestrians and drivers around you. Note : At night, a driver should dim his headlights when an oncoming motor vehicle comes within 500-700 feet.
When to use your headlights on the road?
Use your headlights when it is cloudy, raining, snowing, or foggy. On frosty mornings when other drivers’ windows may be icy or foggy. Any time you have trouble seeing other cars. Other drivers will be having trouble seeing you, too. On small country or mountain roads.
When to use your headlights-comedy Traffic School?
Use your low beam headlights whenever it is raining. Remember, it is always illegal to drive with only your parking lights on. Use low beams in fog, snow, or heavy rain. Light from high beams will reflect back and cause glare.
When to change your headlights to low beams?
Dim your lights by switching to low beams before you are 500 feet from a vehicle coming toward you. If you are following another vehicle, change to low beams when you get closer than 300 feet.