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When should you switch on your high-beam headlights?

When should you switch on your high-beam headlights?
  1. AAll night.
  2. BAt night when it rains.
  3. CIn all of the above situations.
  4. DWhen driving in open country at night or on dark city streets.Correct

Explanation

Use your high-beam headlights whenever possible in open country or dark city streets, as long as it is not illegal. Do not blind other drivers with your high-beam headlights. Light from the high beams reflects off such precipitation and causes glare.

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