If, at night, you pass another car lighting the road with its lights, can this stop you from noticing any obstacles on the road?
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Correct answer
A. Yes, because there is a possibility of being temporarily blinded by the lights.
Explanation
In the photo, at night, a car with its lights on is coming from the opposite direction, and the road around is dark. When passing an oncoming vehicle like this, you may not notice obstacles on the roadway, because the lights of the approaching vehicle dazzle you for a moment, and the eye needs a few seconds to get used to the darkness again - the correct answer is A.
Answers B and C are wrong: another vehicle's headlights do not light up your way, they only shine into your eyes. That is why, when passing an oncoming vehicle at night, you slow down, look at the right-hand edge of the roadway, not into the lights, and keep to the right. The Road Traffic Act requires you to switch from main beam to dipped headlights when a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction, and prohibits warning with main beam in a way that could dazzle others.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 3 point 1, Art. 29 para. 2 point 3 and Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)