Experience in using car lights properly

Car lights always have 2 basic modes that are often used: high beam and low beam. Each type has advantages and disadvantages that complement each other. Combining and using them properly when driving on the road will help you have a favorable view and handle situations most safely.

High beam (headlight)

This type of light is beneficial when traveling on highways or expressways because it illuminates far away very well, the high-altitude light helps drivers see traffic signs to know the speed and direction. This is an advantage, but that is inadvertently a limitation of this light when shining on drivers on the opposite road, causing limited visibility, which is very dangerous.

Low beam (low beam)

This type of light only shines about 3 - 5 meters from the front of your car, observing strange objects right in front of the car and easily avoiding them. But this type of light is extremely limited when moving at high speed because the low beam range makes it difficult for the driver to have the best vision.

The right time to use the light

On highways with high-beam dividers, you should use high-beams for the best visibility. On highways without high-beam dividers, you should use high-beams and only switch to low-beams when you see oncoming vehicles. If you are traveling long distances, you should also occasionally switch to low-beams to help prevent eye strain.

In the city, densely populated areas you are required to use low beams to ensure that surrounding vehicles are not blinded. Furthermore, traffic laws also stipulate that high beams cannot be used in the city and densely populated areas.

Decree 171/2013/ND-CP stipulates administrative sanctions for violations of the use of high beams as follows:

- For drivers of cars and similar vehicles:

+ Fine from 600,000 VND to 800,000 VND for the violation of using high beam when avoiding oncoming vehicles. (Point g, Clause 3, Article 5).

+ Fine from 600,000 VND to 800,000 VND for violations of using high beams in urban areas and densely populated areas. (Point b, Clause 3, Article 5).

Fog lights

With the characteristic of lighting in foggy weather to increase the driver's visibility. But the limitation of some types of these lights is that they deflect light in normal weather conditions, so they should only be used when there is fog and not used at the same time with car headlights.

Culture of using car lights

Nowadays, the noise pollution situation is alarming in our country, so drivers should gradually get used to switching to using signal lights instead of honking loudly. When you want to overtake or ask for the right of way, you should flash your lights, the lights will shine on the rearview mirror so that the car in front knows, when there is a right turn signal, they will let you pass.

Always use car lights properly and maintain them regularly so you don't have to worry when traveling far at night.

Methods to make the light brighter

When traveling long distances, the windshield will be covered with dust and blurred, so you need to regularly clean the windshield with the wiper to prevent the light from being blurred. At the same time, you should also use a wet towel to directly wipe the outside of the light if the car does not have a headlight cleaning function.