In this situation, can you use high-beam lights?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are driving at night on an unlit road outside a town, with barriers on both sides, and a car is coming from the opposite direction, its headlights getting closer and closer. In this situation, you are not allowed to use main beam (high beam). The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act allows you to use main beam from dusk to dawn on unlit roads, but only when it will not dazzle other drivers, and it requires you to switch to dipped headlights when a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. A dazzled driver sees nothing for a few seconds, and your cars are approaching each other at a combined speed of over 150 km/h. You switch to dipped headlights as soon as you see lights coming from the opposite direction, and you return to main beam after you have passed each other.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 3 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)