When following a vehicle at night

When following a vehicle at night

• A. Use the headlights of the vehicle ahead
• B. Use your own high beams
• C. Dim your own lights
• D. Follow very close with no lights

Answer: (A)

When you're behind another vehicle at night, the safest approach is to use the headlights of the vehicle ahead as a guide. This means letting the other car’s lighting illuminate the road in front of you and help you track its position and braking cues, which supports maintaining a safe following distance and reacting to hazards without blasting lights that could blind others. Using your high beams would create glare and is unsafe, while dimming your own lights is good practice but isn’t the action the question highlights. Following too closely with no lights is dangerous and illegal.

When you're behind another vehicle at night, the safest approach is to use the headlights of the vehicle ahead as a guide. This means letting the other car’s lighting illuminate the road in front of you and help you track its position and braking cues, which supports maintaining a safe following distance and reacting to hazards without blasting lights that could blind others. Using your high beams would create glare and is unsafe, while dimming your own lights is good practice but isn’t the action the question highlights. Following too closely with no lights is dangerous and illegal.