Should You Use High Beam or Low Beam When Driving on the Highway at Night?

[DaniellaFitz]

When driving on the highway at night, it is advisable to use high beams because the lighting conditions on highways are generally poor, and vehicles travel at high speeds. Streetlights alone are insufficient to provide adequate illumination distance for vehicles, and low beams also fail to meet the lighting requirements for highway driving, making it difficult for drivers to observe road conditions. Under normal driving conditions, turn on your night lights and width indicator lights. If there are no vehicles ahead, you may appropriately use high beams to briefly observe the road and surrounding conditions at a greater distance, then quickly switch back to low beams. When encountering oncoming traffic, alternate between high and low beams. If there is a vehicle ahead or an oncoming vehicle, always remember to switch from high beams to low beams. When overtaking, switch from high beams to low beams in advance, turn on your turn signal to inform the vehicle in front of your position and intention.