VC-014 — Dipping the Headlights
Question
You are driving at night on bright (main) beam and a vehicle approaches from the opposite direction. What should you do?
A. Keep bright beam on to see better B. Dip to low beam until it has passed C. Switch your headlights off
Correct answer: B
Explanation
You must dip to low beam when meeting oncoming traffic so you do not dazzle the other driver, then return to main beam once it has passed. Keeping bright beam on dazzles; switching lights off is dangerous.
Source basis
- Original question generated from the verified control Headlights and topic Vehicle Controls. Original wording and distractors; no question bank copied. Source basis:
official_manual.
Variants
- (no near-duplicate variants — distinct question)
Ontology VC-014 — Dipping the Headlights [relates] Vehicle Controls VC-014 — Dipping the Headlights [relates] Headlights
Connections
- Vehicle Controls — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
- Headlights — assesses_control, source: 2026-06-28
- NaTIS Learner Driver Manual — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28