Can you use high beam lights on this stretch of road when driving a light quadricycle?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video we are driving at dusk along a multi-lane street in town, lit by street lamps; cars are driving ahead of us, and a bus is driving in the bus lane on the right. On this section of road, when driving a light quadricycle, you may not use main beam - the answer is NO.
The Road Traffic Act allows main beam (high beam) to be used instead of or together with dipped headlights only from dusk to dawn and only on unlit roads, provided that it does not dazzle other drivers or pedestrians walking in a column. This street is lit by street lamps, so main beam must not be used here. In addition, other vehicles are driving just ahead of you, and cars are coming from the opposite direction - main beam would dazzle their drivers. You drive with dipped headlights. Even on an unlit road, you switch from main beam to dipped headlights when you approach an oncoming vehicle or come up behind a vehicle in front.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 1 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)