In which of the following situations are you required to switch from high beam to low beam lights while driving a bus?
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Correct answer
B. When you see low beam or high beam lights of the vehicle coming from the opposite direction?
Explanation
The question is about the situation in which you must switch from main beam to dipped headlights. You must do it when you see a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver using main beam to switch to dipped headlights when a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction, and also when approaching a vehicle in front, if its driver may be dazzled. A vehicle parked on the shoulder with its sidelights on (answer A) is stationary, so you do not dazzle anyone in it, and the rule does not require this. A single pedestrian walking in the same direction (answer C) is not mentioned in the rule - it only speaks about not dazzling pedestrians walking in a column. You switch the lights in good time, because the headlights of a bus are mounted high.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)