When driving a moped during the day, from dawn to dusk, with good air clarity, can you use daytime running lights instead of dipped beam lights?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving during the day, with good visibility, along a street in town with tram tracks, towards a junction with traffic lights showing a green signal. When riding a moped from dawn to dusk, in good visibility, you may use daytime running lights instead of dipped headlights - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act requires dipped headlights to be used when driving in conditions of normal visibility, but from dawn to dusk it allows daytime running lights to be used instead. The conditions in the video - daytime, cloudy, but without rain or fog - meet these requirements. Remember, however, that when it starts to rain, fog appears or dusk falls, you must switch to dipped headlights. If your moped does not have daytime running lights, you ride with dipped headlights on all the time. Lights that are switched on help other drivers notice a two-wheeler earlier.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)