Speed and spaceQuestion 242 of 312

What does it mean to "over-drive" your headlights?

  1. You drive with your high beams in town
  2. You drive with only one headlight
  3. You drive with lights that are too bright for the road
  4. You drive too fast to stop within the distance you can see
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Correct answer: You drive too fast to stop within the distance you can see

At night your lights show a short distance. Your speed must let you stop in that distance.

Source: Prince Edward Island Driver's Handbook (revised spring 2011), Chapter 4: Night driving: Lights, page 112

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026