Are you entitled to drive with your daytime running lights on in these weather conditions?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you are driving in winter on a snow-covered road on a sunny, cloudless day; the air is clear, and visibility is very good. In these conditions you are entitled to drive with daytime running lights on. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver must use dipped headlights when driving in conditions of normal visibility, but from dawn to dusk, in conditions of normal visibility, he may use daytime running lights instead of dipped headlights. There are two conditions: daytime and normal visibility - and in the photo both are met; the snow on the road does not matter here, what matters is whether it is snowing and whether something limits visibility. If snow started falling, fog appeared or dusk was coming, daytime running lights would no longer be enough and you would switch on the dipped headlights: daytime running lights shine only at the front and do not light up the road, and in most cars the back of the car then stays unlit. That is why many drivers in winter drive with dipped headlights all day - this is allowed and often safer.
Legal basis: Art. 51 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)