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New Mexico Class D Written Test Practice
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You drive at night on a dark two-lane highway with your high beams on. A car appears ahead, coming toward you. Under New Mexico law, you must switch to low beams by the time that car is within what distance?
At night, A and B approach each other in opposite lanes on a dark two-lane highway. A’s broad high-beam light spreads ahead toward the oncoming car.
Correct answer: Within 500 feet
Why
High beams show about twice as much road as low beams, so use them on dark roads when no one is coming. Their glare can blind an oncoming driver, who may then drift toward your lane. The manual says to dim within about one block of an oncoming vehicle; the statute sets the distance at 500 feet. Switch back to high beams after the other car has passed.
Verified against New Mexico Driver Manual · Night driving · p. 21
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