In these road conditions, can a moped driver use the high beam lights?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video we are driving at night along a wide street in town, lit by a row of street lamps; on the left we pass a tram stop and a pedestrian crossing. In these conditions a moped rider may not use main beam - the answer is NO.
The Road Traffic Act allows main beam (high beam) to be used only from dusk to dawn and only on unlit roads, provided that this does not dazzle other drivers or pedestrians walking in a column. The street in the video is lit by street lamps, so you ride with dipped headlights. Main beam would dazzle drivers coming from the opposite direction, pedestrians on the crossing and the tram driver. Even on an unlit road you must switch to dipped headlights when you approach an oncoming vehicle, a vehicle in front or a tram whose driver could be dazzled.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 1 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)