Use ___ lights only when driving in the open country without other cars near.

• A. Bright/high
• B. Bright
• C. High
• D. Low

Answer: (A)

High beams are designed for use when you’re driving with no other cars nearby in open country. They light up the road farther ahead, giving you better distant visibility to spot animals, obstacles, or hazards. Because they can blind or glare into the eyes of oncoming drivers or the car in front, you switch to low beams as soon as another vehicle approaches or you’re following someone. The option that conveys this idea uses a term related to bright/high lights, which best fits the rule about using this brighter setting only in that open, untrafficed situation. Low beams, by contrast, are used when there is traffic nearby.