When headlights must be on
A free practice question for the Maryland permit test, with the answer explained.
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Headlights must be on whenever you cannot clearly see how far ahead?
The rule
Turn on your headlights whenever you can't see clearly at least 1,000 feet ahead, and whenever you use your wipers in bad weather.
Use your headlights whenever you cannot clearly see at least 1,000 feet ahead.
From the Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 5, page 27. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the MVA have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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