How to Properly Use High Beam and Low Beam Headlights?

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VonFrank
07/29/25 6:56pm
Here are the correct methods for using high beam and low beam headlights: 1. On roads without street lighting or with poor lighting, high beams can be used. However, when encountering other vehicles or pedestrians, switch to low beams to avoid glare. 2. When unfamiliar with the road conditions and needing to read road signs or other indicators, high beams can be used, but should be quickly switched back to low beams. 3. When overtaking another vehicle, the left turn signal should be activated in advance, and the driver should alternate between high and low beams or use the horn to alert the vehicle ahead to yield. 4. When passing through corners, curves, or intersections without traffic signals, alternating between high and low beams can serve as a warning. 5. When entering a tunnel, turn on high beams; when encountering oncoming vehicles, switch to low beams in advance. 6. In urban areas with street lighting at night, low beams must be used. 7. Driving in areas without street lighting at night, or during dusk when it is darker or at dawn when light is just appearing, requires the use of low beams. 8. In heavy fog, snow, or heavy rain when visibility is obstructed, low beams must be used even during the day.
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