Chapter 7 - Special Driving Situations

Question 1

At what times must you use your headlights?

Answer 1

1. Use headlights between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
2. Low Visibility (smoke, fog, or heavy rain)
3. Rain

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Question 2

At night, within how many feet of approaching a vehicle from the rear must you dim your high beam headlights?

Answer 2

300 Feet

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Question 3

Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your high beam headlights?

Answer 3

500 Feet

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Question 4

When driving in the rain, fog, or smoke in the daytime, what lights should you use?

Answer 4

Low beam headlights

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Question 5

What should you do when driving on wet roads in the rain? Why?

Answer 5

A. Slow down!

B. Roads become slick during rainstorms and especially if it has not rained in a while (oil build-up on the highway). Wet road conditions will increase your braking/stopping distance, so be sure to increase following distance.

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