Night driving precautions — Hawaii Permit Test

Night driving precautions on the Hawaii permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Before driving at night, protect your eyes from bright light for several hours.

Eyes that spent the afternoon in bright sun take longer to adjust and see less on a dark road.

Protect your eyes from bright light for several hours before you drive.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77

At night, reduce your speed so that you can stop within the distance you can see ahead.

A driver going faster than his headlights reach sees a person in the road only when it is too late to stop.

Reduce your speed so that you can stop within the distance you can see ahead.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77

Do not use your high-beam headlights when approaching or following other vehicles.

High beams in another driver's eyes or mirror blind him for a moment, and he can drift into you.

Do not use your high beam head lamps when approaching or following other vehicles.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77

If an approaching vehicle's lights are too bright, flash your high beams once, then look at the right edge of the road and use lane markings or reflectors as a guide.

Staring into oncoming high beams leaves you blinded for seconds after the car passes.

If the lights of an approaching vehicle are too bright, flash your high beams once and look at the right edge of the road and use lane markings or reflectors as a guide.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77

Red lane-marking reflectors mean you are going the wrong direction in the traffic lane.

A driver who turns onto an off-ramp by mistake at night may not know until headlights come straight at him.

Recognize that red lane marking reflectors mean you are going the wrong direction in the traffic lane.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77

On the test

What should you do for several hours before a night drive?

Protect your eyes from bright light. Eyes that spent the afternoon in bright sun take longer to adjust and see less on a dark road. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.77: “Protect your eyes from bright light for several hours before you drive.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.