Car permit · Night and weather
When are you required to have your headlights on while driving? (State Practice Set)
Correct answer: From sunset to sunrise.
Answer options
- AOnly in the half hour after sunset
- BFrom sunset to sunrise Correct
- COnly when the drivers around you have their lights on
- DOnly in the half hour before sunrise
Why
Headlights are required for the whole period between sunset and sunrise, not just a short stretch at dusk or dawn, and also whenever rain, fog or other conditions make it hard to see. Your duty to use them does not depend on what other drivers are doing.
About this question
Topic: Night and weather License: Car permit
Part of these practice sets:
- North Carolina: State Practice Set
- North Dakota: Road Rules
- Ohio: State Practice Set
- Oregon: Road Rules
- Pennsylvania: Road Rules
- Rhode Island: Road Rules
- Virginia: Road Rules
- West Virginia: Road Rules
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