Dim high beams 500 feet from oncoming traffic
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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At what distance from an oncoming car must you switch from high beams to low beams?
The rule
Switch to low beams once an oncoming vehicle is 500 feet away; don't wait until it is closer.
Dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is 500 feet away. Use low beams when you follow a car less than 200 feet behind it.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, pages 11-1 to 11-2. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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