Question 7494
You are driving at night with your high beams on and you notice pedestrians walking on the shoulder. Are you required to switch off your high beams and turn on your low beams?
- Yes, to avoid dazzling the pedestrians.
- Yes, but only on straight sections.
- No, you must keep driving with your high beams on.
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Correct answer: Yes, to avoid dazzling the pedestrians.
Yes. You must switch from high beams to low beams as soon as you could blind someone with glare, and that includes pedestrians and cyclists, not just drivers. It makes no difference whether the section is straight or curved. In the image, two pedestrians wearing reflective vests are walking on the shoulder, and high beams would blind them with glare.