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When driving at night, the distance you can see ahead is

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  • 550 feet when using high beams and 200 feet when using low beams
  • 350 feet when using high beams and 100 feet when using low beams
  • 650 feet when using high beams and 350 feet when using low beams

Explanation

Your vision is limited at night. To make sure you have time to react to hazards, always drive slowly enough so you can stop within the distance you can see ahead. This distance is about 350 feet when you use the high beams of your headlights and only about 100 feet when you use the low beams. Note that at 60 mph, your vehicle will travel 100 feet in just 1.1 seconds, which is very little time to react to a hazard you've just seen. That is why it is so important to use high beams at night when possible.

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