Car Lights and Their Importance
The car lighting system is not as simple as the lights on motorbikes which are very popular in Vietnam, but also has many other interesting functions that not everyone knows clearly.
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Car lighting systems are increasingly equipped with special features. |
Headlights (high beam) - low beams (low beam)
Low beam headlights are usually placed together in the headlight cluster at the front of the vehicle to illuminate the road ahead, helping the driver observe traffic conditions and obstacles to handle them promptly.
Unlike the headlight cluster of a motorbike, this lighting cluster is divided into two parts as follows:
- Headlights (high beam)helps drivers have a longer vision, can illuminate at a certain height to see traffic signs, helping drivers proactively handle problems on the road.
Headlights have the ability to illuminate far and wide, helping the driver have a more comprehensive vision at night. |
Because of the function of car headlights, it is necessary to pay attention when driving at night, especially in crowded cities with many vehicles participating in traffic. Drivers must use low beams instead of high beams to avoid affecting drivers of oncoming vehicles, causing them to be temporarily blinded and reduce visibility, which can easily lead to accidents.
When moving in the city or crowded places, you should use low beams to avoid dazzling other vehicles. |
- Low beam (near light)for light to shine at a closer range, the light shines down on the road surface to help drivers observe the road surface, easily avoid obstacles ahead. Therefore, when moving at high speed, especially on the highway requiring long-range vision, turning on low beam makes you observe less and difficult to handle situations early.
Signal light
Turn signals are easy to recognize, they are regulated to be located on both sides of the vehicle body and are orange-yellow for easy recognition. The function of these lights is for drivers to signal the direction of the road to surrounding vehicles to move in the direction of the turn signal or signal to pass another vehicle in front. According to regulations, turn signals must be integrated right on the rearview mirror, the rear of the vehicle and the front of the vehicle, they will light up at the same time when the driver presses/switches the turn signal to ask for the road.
Turn signal lights (orange) are used to indicate direction of travel. |
In addition, the turn signal also acts as a hazard light - when this function is turned on, the turn signal lights will turn on/off continuously. Many people mistakenly think that the Hazard Light function signals to go straight, but in fact, that is completely wrong.
Tail lights (tail lights)
The tail light is also called the tail light because it is located at the rear of the car, including the position light cluster, brake light, and reverse light. The tail light has many functions, but the main function is still to notify the distance of the car and light up when the brake is applied to let the vehicles behind know.
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On some high-end cars, the stronger the driver applies the brake force, the brighter the taillights become, allowing drivers behind to sense and slow down, helping to minimize rear-end collisions. In addition to the above functions, inside the taillight cluster there is also a white light to warn of reversing when the driver shifts into reverse gear.
