If you are dazzled by oncoming lights, what should you do?

If you are dazzled by oncoming lights, what should you do?

• A. Stop immediately
• B. Overtake immediately
• C. Look away and accelerate
• D. Stop if necessary or slow down

Answer: (D)

Glare from oncoming headlights reduces your visibility and how well you can judge distance and speed. The safest response is to slow down and be prepared to stop if you cannot proceed safely. That’s why stopping if necessary or slowing down is best: it gives you more time to react to hazards and prevents forcing your way through conditions you can’t clearly see. Racing past or overtaking oncoming traffic is not appropriate because you have not got a clear view of the road ahead, making a collision with unseen hazards more likely. Trying to look away and accelerate isn’t safe either, as the glare already impairs your perception and accelerating can reduce your control. Stop if required or slow down to a safe speed until the glare eases.

Glare from oncoming headlights reduces your visibility and how well you can judge distance and speed. The safest response is to slow down and be prepared to stop if you cannot proceed safely. That’s why stopping if necessary or slowing down is best: it gives you more time to react to hazards and prevents forcing your way through conditions you can’t clearly see.

Racing past or overtaking oncoming traffic is not appropriate because you have not got a clear view of the road ahead, making a collision with unseen hazards more likely. Trying to look away and accelerate isn’t safe either, as the glare already impairs your perception and accelerating can reduce your control. Stop if required or slow down to a safe speed until the glare eases.