Revision question · Motorcycle handling

You're on a motorway at night. When may you have your headlights switched off?

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When there are vehicles close in front of you

When you're travelling below 50 mph

When the motorway is lit

When your motorcycle is broken down on the hard shoulder

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Always use your headlights at night on a motorway, unless you've had to stop on the hard shoulder. If you have to use the hard shoulder, switch off your headlights but leave your parking lights on, so that your motorcycle can be seen by other road users.

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Headlights on a lit motorwayReviewed guidance summary · Motorway night headlights are required while riding; a stopped hard-shoulder machine should remain visible without dazzling traffic.Rule 277Highway Code rule · Motorway night headlights are required while riding; a stopped hard-shoulder machine should remain visible without dazzling traffic.

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