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Unit 2

Drive in road and traffic system

Element 4

Moderates driving when it is harder to see

PC (b)
At night, uses headlights effectively

notes:

Note: Night includes anything less than full daylight.

Maintains high beam when the road is not illuminated by streetlights.

Maintains a minimum of five seconds of vision.

Reduces speed in conjunction with dipping the lights to maintain five seconds of vision.

Dips headlights to avoid dazzling a driver in front (200m is the legal requirement for traffic following or opposing).

Dips headlights to check for approaching traffic at hill crests, intersections and corners.

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