Low beams within 200 feet of a vehicle ahead
A free practice question for the New York permit test, with the answer explained.
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Within how many feet of a vehicle ahead of you must you use low beams?
The rule
Use low beams when you are within 200 feet of a vehicle ahead of you, even one in another lane.
Dim to low beams within 200 feet of a vehicle you are following, so your lights don't blind its driver. Oncoming vehicles need 500 feet.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 63. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV 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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