QLD PrepL (Prep L) night and weather driving practice questions

Question 1

When must you dip your high beam headlights?

• Only when the other driver flashes their lights at you
• When you are within 200 metres of an oncoming vehicle or of a vehicle you are followingCorrect answer
• Only within a built up area
• Only when it is raining

High beam within that distance dazzles the other driver, including through their mirrors when you are behind them.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: headlights and high beam

Question 2

An oncoming driver leaves their high beam on and you are dazzled. What should you do?

• Switch your own high beam on so they can see the problem
• Close your eyes briefly until they pass
• Slow down and look towards the left edge of the road until they have passedCorrect answer
• Speed up so the dazzle lasts a shorter time

Using the left line as a guide keeps you in your lane while your eyes recover. Answering with your own high beam blinds you both.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: night driving

Question 3

You come to a section of road covered by floodwater and you cannot see the surface underneath. What should you do?

• Drive through slowly in a low gear
• Follow another vehicle through and keep to its wheel tracks
• Wade in on foot first to test the depth
• Do not drive into it, turn around and find another routeCorrect answer

Floodwater hides washed out road and moves cars in surprisingly shallow depths. There is no safe way to judge it from behind the wheel.

Rule cited: Your Keys to Driving in Queensland handbook, topic: driving in poor conditions