Night driving — South Carolina Permit Test

High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.

At night you can see only as far as your lights reach, so the longer view gives more time to react.

High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.

Dim your high beams when you are 500 feet or more away from any oncoming vehicle.

High beams dazzle an oncoming driver well before you meet, leaving them briefly blind.

Dim your high beams when you are 500 feet or more away from any oncoming vehicle.

If an oncoming vehicle has its high beams on, glance toward the right side of the road.

Looking away from the glare keeps you from being momentarily blinded while still seeing your lane edge.

If a vehicle comes toward you with its high beams on, glance toward the right side of the road to keep from being distracted or momentarily blinded by the vehicle’s headlights.

Use your low beams when following another vehicle that is less than 200 feet in front of you.

High beams behind a car glare in its mirrors and blind the driver ahead.

Use your low beams when following another vehicle that is less than 200 feet in front of you.

In fog, rain, or snow, use your low beams.

High beams reflect off fog, rain and snow back into your eyes, making it harder to see ahead.

In fog, rain, or snow, use your low beams.

At night, increase your following distance by at least 1 additional second.

You see hazards later in the dark, so you need more time to react to the car ahead.

Increase your following distance by adding at least one additional second for night driving conditions and at least two additional seconds for driving on unfamiliar roadways at night.

On unfamiliar roads at night, increase your following distance by at least 2 additional seconds.

On a road you do not know, curves and intersections appear without warning in the dark.

Increase your following distance by adding at least one additional second for night driving conditions and at least two additional seconds for driving on unfamiliar roadways at night.

How much farther do high beams let you see compared with low beams?

Twice as far. At night you can see only as far as your lights reach, so the longer view gives more time to react. South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.126: “High beams let you see twice as far as low beams.”