When can you use your headlights on high beam while driving at night with no other traffic around?

Using your headlights on high beam while driving at night is primarily about ensuring visibility and safety. When there is no other traffic around, drivers are allowed to use their high beams on any road, even if there are street lights. High beam headlights provide better illumination of the road and its surroundings, which is especially helpful in unlit areas or where street lighting is inadequate. They help in detecting obstacles, signs, or other vehicles that may be further away.

This means that using high beams on well-lit roads is permissible when there are no other vehicles to risk blinding, allowing for enhanced visibility without endangering other road users.

The restriction on high beam use typically arises when there are oncoming vehicles or when you are following another vehicle closely, as high beams can impair the vision of drivers in such situations. While unlit roads or the absence of street lights might be contexts where high beams are more commonly used, the allowance for high beam usage extends to any road without immediate traffic concerns.

Other contexts around roadway lighting are indeed important, but they do not limit the ability to use high beams under the specified condition of having no other traffic present.