Headlight dimming — North Dakota Permit Test
Headlight dimming on the North Dakota permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In North Dakota, dim your headlights at least 500 feet before meeting traffic.
High beams shine far ahead and can blind an oncoming driver well before you pass each other.
Dim your headlights at least 500 feet before meeting traffic and within 300 feet when following another vehicle.
Dim your headlights within 300 feet when following another vehicle.
Your high beams fill the other driver's mirrors and can blind them from behind.
Dim your headlights at least 500 feet before meeting traffic and within 300 feet when following another vehicle.
If you meet a vehicle that does not dim its lights, look to the right edge of the road to avoid being blinded.
Looking into bright lights leaves you blind for a moment, while the right edge keeps you in your lane.
If you meet a vehicle that does not dim its lights, look to the right edge of the road to avoid being blinded.
On the test
How far before meeting an oncoming vehicle must you dim your headlights?
At least 500 feet. High beams shine far ahead and can blind an oncoming driver well before you pass each other. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.25: “Dim your headlights at least 500 feet before meeting traffic and within 300 feet when following another vehicle.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pdf (North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025-2027, Revised 2025, North Dakota Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/noncommercial-driver-license-manual (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/driver-license (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark for the Class D knowledge test)
- https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/37-03-01.pdf (N.D. Admin. Code chapter 37-03-01 and the rest of article 37-03, read 2026-10-04; states no knowledge-test figure)
- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c06.pdf (NDCC chapter 39-06, read 2026-10-04; section 39-06-13 sets what the examination covers and states no figure)