Should you be more alert when you're driving at night?
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Correct answer
A. Yes, because visibility at night is limited.
Explanation
In the photo you are driving at night on an unlit road; you can see only part of the roadway in the light of your headlights and the lights of a car coming from the opposite direction. When driving at night, you must pay more attention, because visibility is limited - answer A. Neither less traffic (B) nor the option of using main beam (C) removes this limitation.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver to drive at a speed that allows them to keep control of the vehicle, taking into account the visibility of the road, and to be careful and avoid any action that could cause danger. At night, dipped headlights light up the roadway for about 40-60 m, and a pedestrian in dark clothes without reflectors can be seen from an even shorter distance; in addition, your eyes get tired faster, and the headlights of oncoming cars dazzle you. So you drive in such a way that you can stop within the stretch you can see in your lights, you look at the right-hand edge of the roadway when passing oncoming vehicles, and you take breaks when you feel drowsy.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 1 and Art. 3 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)