N10a

When you’re driving in the country and want to see far ahead, you use one set of lights, but when you see an oncoming car, you need to switch to another set. You might call them _____ and _____.

This question was slightly altered and recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question N10.

HIGH AND LOW BEAMS	6
BRIGHTS AND DIMS	5
BRIGHTS	3
DIMS	2
BRIGHT AND DIM	1
BRIGHTS AND LOW BEAMS	1
DIM AND BRIGHTS	1
DIMMERS	1
HIGH AND LOW BEAM	1
HIGH AND LOWS	1
LOW AND HIGH BEAMS	1

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