Driving at Night

When do highest crash rates occur?

• Nighttime hours
• Morning hours
• Afternoon hours
• After school

How many times higher are traffic fatality rates at night than during the day?

• 3-4 times
• 2 times
• 5 times
• They are not higher

What is NOT a reason for driving being more dangerous at night?

• Vision is limited
• Glare from headlights may temporarily impact vision
• Drivers more likely to be tired or under the influence
• The moon is distracting

Out of the following choices, what is hardest to see at night?

• Signs
• Signals
• Other cars
• Pedestrians

When is a convenient time to clean your headlights?

• When you stop to get gas
• Every Christmas
• Every time you drive
• After an accident

Besides darkness and poor weather, when do drivers legally have to have headlights on?

• Work zones
• Parking lots
• Driveways
• Highways

If an oncoming driver is approaching in the opposite lane, which type of headlights should you use?

• High beams
• Low beams

If an oncoming driver has high beams on and does not turn them off after a flick of your high beams, what should you do?

• Stare into the lights and hope for the best.
• Close your eyes so you do not become blinded.
• Look to the right of your lane to see enough to stay on course.

How can you avoid seeing glare in your rearview mirror from headlights that are on behind you and still safely drive?

• Don't check your rearview mirror.
• Cover your rearview mirror until the vehicle is gone.
• Switch your mirror down to "night" mode.  The change in angle will reduce glare.

At what speed would you begin to "overdrive" your headlights based on stopping distance?

• 40 mph
• 55 mph
• 65 mph