Many cars including the Honda Jazz are equipped with driving lights and/or fog lamps for poor visibility conditions. However, these lights can be misused easily, and many people are unaware of how they should be used correctly. This can result in the creation of hazardous situation on the road that could lead to accidents and financial penalties in the form of fines. Let’s take a closer look at the rules and regulations surrounding the use of these kinds of lighting options.
Understanding Fog Lamps
A fog lamp is also sometimes known as a fog light, and it’s located under the line of your headlamp cluster. When turned on it will emit a narrow beam of light that is designed to shine under surface mist and illuminate the road. This is especially handy in adverse weather conditions, such as snow, fog, dust storms and heavy rainfall. There are also rear fog lamps that are only used to make your car more visible to cars following behind in these conditions.
Fog lamps are extremely bright and when used in normal driving conditions that can easily dazzle other drivers on the road. This is especially true if they are not correctly aligned and this is why it’s illegal to use them in clear driving conditions. Fog lamps usually have a dedicated indicator on the dashboard so pleading ignorance to a police officer will not offer any kind of credible defense.
Understanding Driving Lights
A driving light is designed to illuminate out to a longer distance than your regular headlights. They are often called high beams, and they are useful on country roads to spot wildlife and other hazards that may be further away. This will give the driver extra warning, and in sparsely populated areas they may be left on. However, driving lights can blind oncoming traffic so they must be dimmed when an approaching vehicle is spotted. This is common road courtesy in most country areas, and it’s also a legal requirement. Australian Road Rule 218 clearly states that drivers cannot use high beam headlights within 200m of a vehicle that is oncoming or travelling in the same direction.
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