Which practice helps reduce glare while driving at night?

Which practice helps reduce glare while driving at night?

• A. Crank up the dashboard brightness.
• B. Use high beams to counter glare.
• C. Use proper low beams and adjust speed.
• D. Look directly into oncoming headlights to gauge distance.

Answer: (C)

When you’re driving at night, glare mainly comes from oncoming headlights and reflections on the windshield. The best way to reduce that glare is to use proper low beams instead of high beams, and to adjust your speed to what you can safely manage with limited visibility. Low beams light the road ahead without shining into other drivers’ eyes, which keeps glare down for you and others and helps you maintain a clearer view of the road. Slowing down gives you more time to react if you can’t see as well due to glare. Pushing up dashboard brightness or looking directly at oncoming headlights would increase glare and is unsafe. So, using low beams and adjusting speed appropriately is the most effective practice.

When you’re driving at night, glare mainly comes from oncoming headlights and reflections on the windshield. The best way to reduce that glare is to use proper low beams instead of high beams, and to adjust your speed to what you can safely manage with limited visibility. Low beams light the road ahead without shining into other drivers’ eyes, which keeps glare down for you and others and helps you maintain a clearer view of the road. Slowing down gives you more time to react if you can’t see as well due to glare. Pushing up dashboard brightness or looking directly at oncoming headlights would increase glare and is unsafe. So, using low beams and adjusting speed appropriately is the most effective practice.