Revision question · Safety margins

When must you use your headlights?

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When riding in a group

When visibility is poor

When carrying a passenger

When parked on an unlit road

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When visibility is poorThis was the right answer

Your headlights help you to see in the dark, and help other road users to see you. Use your headlights whenever visibility is poor. Using them at other times may also help other road users to see you. On modern motorcycles, the headlights are switched on automatically when you start the engine.

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Rule 226Highway Code rule · Use headlights in seriously reduced visibility, and fog lamps only when warranted; switch fog lamps off when visibility improves.Rule 236Highway Code rule · Use headlights in seriously reduced visibility, and fog lamps only when warranted; switch fog lamps off when visibility improves.

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