Question 5908
You are driving at night at the maximum permitted speed on an insufficiently lit road outside a built-up area, and your high beams fail. What must you do?
- Stop the vehicle on the roadway with the parking lights on.
- Reduce speed and keep driving with the low beams.
- Turn on the front fog lights and keep driving.
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Reduce speed and keep driving with the low beams.
If your high beams fail while you are driving and you cannot repair them, you may continue with low beams, but you must slow down enough to be able to stop within the area they illuminate. You do not need to stop, and front fog lights do not replace high beams. In the image, the low beams illuminate only a short stretch ahead.