Drive within the range of your headlights
A free practice question for the New York permit test, with the answer explained.
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About how far ahead do your headlights light the road at night?
The rule
At night your headlights light about 350 feet ahead. Drive at a speed that lets you stop safely within that distance.
Your headlights cover about 350 feet ahead. At night, drive at a speed that lets you stop within that distance.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 62. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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