Tips For Car Headlight Bulb Maintenance

The Institute of Advanced Automobilists has written an informative article which has some useful tips that automobilists can take advantage of

. Whilst it's correct that this is more important in winter, as we all know the weather can change quickly and often without warning, so it's just as important to observe these tips in those unexpected summer thunder storms as it is in winter snow showers. Make sure your car bulbs are working as they should be

Check the lights

Regularly check that all lights work. While someone observes the lights around the car, switch on each light one-by-one: headlights, sidelights, fog lights, indicators, brake lights, reverse lights, hazard warning lights and number plate lights.

If alone, park by a reflective surface such as a garage door, illuminate all lights in sequence and look for the reflections.

Use the lights

When away from street lighting, visibility is limited to the range of the head lights.This varies greatly between dipped and full-beam; slow down when driving on dipped head light.

Lights give automobilists an early warning of each other's presence. Look for approaching lights when driving around corners, adjust the position of the vehicle accordingly and dip your own headlights to avoid dazzling other automobilists.

If oncoming drivers forget to dip their lights, slow down and give your eyes time to adjust to avoid blindness. Never stay on full-beam to retaliate.

It is difficult to judge approaching speed in the dark so take extra care when making a manoeuvre and always allow traffic to pass when waiting to pull out at a junction.

The weather will also dictate when to use headlights and fog lights. Use fog lights sparingly; switch them on only when visibility is below 100 metres. Leaving them on after fog has disappeared is an offence and a danger to other automobilists.

A general good rule of thumb is to switch on dipped headlights during heavy rain and poor light

Never use lights to dazzle or cause discomfort to other road users this is against the law.

by: Sally

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