Night Operation Quiz

How is your vision different at night?

• The sharpness of images in front of you increases

• Visibility to the left and right sides becomes clearer

• Your eyes struggle adjusting from light to dark/dark to light

• All of the above

What are some ways the exact same road may look completely different from day to night?

• Your headlights can't bend around curves

• Pedestrians and bicyclists are more visible because they typically wear hi-vis clothing

• Your headlights can illuminate over hills

• Animals are generally sleeping so you see significantly less of them

What are some behaviors that may indicate an impaired driver?

• A car brakes hard to avoid hitting a deer crossing the road

• An SUV weaves from lane to lane without using turn signals

• A truck swerves suddenly to avoid an unmarked pothole

• All of the above

How does a dirty windshield affect driving at night?

• Lights from oncoming traffic can hit it and create a glare

• It causes bugs to stick more easily to the windshield and block your view

• It helps deflect the light of oncoming traffic so it doesn't blind you

• Both A and B

Your low beam headlights enable you to see _____ feet ahead and high beam headlights about _____ feet ahead at night.

Visibility at night is limited. What action(s) can you take to ensure you are able to see as well as possible?

• Dim the brightness of your instrument panel.

• Check that all lights and reflectors are clean and in good working condition.

• Keep the dome light off while you are driving.

• All of the above.

When an oncoming vehicle has their high beam headlights on at night, you should:

• turn your high beams on.

• flash your high beams.

• look at the white line on the right side of the road.

• look at the dotted line to the left side of the road.

To ensure other drivers see you and your truck at night:

• keep your high beams on at all times.

• use your turn signals for every turn or lane change so your intentions are always clear.

• decrease your following distance so other drivers know you are behind them.

• turn the dome light on to illuminate your cab.

At night, how should you adjust your following distance?

To help avoid fatigue while driving at night, you should:

• stop at regular intervals to rest or stretch.

• play loud, upbeat music.

• maintain a cab temperature of 72-74 degrees.

• consume highly-caffeinated drinks.