Custom24 wrote:In both cases, I will use my lights as best to my advantage without inconveniencing anyone else.
This specifically means I will be on main beam in urban / village environments where it helps me (it doesn't always) and doesn't dazzle anyone else.
On rural roads, I will be mostly on main beam, but apart from dipping for courtesy/safety, I will also dip and/or flash approaching unsighted areas where other vehicles could emerge (bends, junctions, bridges...) , both to help me see their possible lights, and so that the flash is more readily seen by them.
I will also dip sometimes where the reflection from large directional signs or other reflective objects causes unwanted light coming back into my car.
Finally, both my cars nowadays have lights where the dipped headlights remain on while main beam is on. In the past, I've had cars with dual filament bulbs where that was not true, and it was sometimes useful to dip just so that the dipped beam would point where I wanted the light to go (e.g. on cresting a hill or bridge where main beam was just uselessly pointing into space).
waremark wrote:Main beam whenever not dazzling another road user.
However much you can see, your father can't see as much. We oldies suffer reduced night vision.
trashbat wrote:So you'll blind pedestrians (and make it hard for them to judge distance) to avoid hitting those that might walk out? I don't get it.
I don't really have any use for main beam in streetlit areas. Maybe it's my car but it doesn't add much value, is another thing to have to react to, and is much more likely to annoy others than it is to assist.
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