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Question 4377

High-beam headlights are required when driving above 40 kilometers per hour on a road that is...

  1. insufficiently lit, whether inside or outside a built-up area.
  2. outside a built-up area and insufficiently lit.
  3. outside a built-up area and sufficiently lit.
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Correct answer: outside a built-up area and insufficiently lit.

At night, high beams are mandatory if you are driving above 40 km/h on a poorly lit road outside a built-up area, unless you could blind someone. If the road is well lit, you must use low beams. You must not drive with high beams in a built-up area, even if the streets are dark. In the image, the road has no streetlights and is lit only by your headlights.

Reglamento General de Circulación (Real Decreto 1428/2003), texto consolidado