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When should you dim your high beams for an oncoming vehicle?
✓ ANSWER
When it is within about 500 feet of you
Dimming within roughly 500 feet of oncoming traffic prevents dangerously blinding the other driver.
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- ✓When it is within about 500 feet of you
- ✗Only when the other driver flashes their lights
- ✗Within about 50 feet
- ✗High beams never need to be dimmed
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