1 / 8

The Importance of Lights

The Importance of Lights. By Leanne Connell. There are different types of lights on a car. Headlights Driving lights - these lights are standard and mandatory on all cars today, always on front of the car and have both high and low beams depending on the circumstances

fritz
Download Presentation

The Importance of Lights

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Importance of Lights By Leanne Connell

  2. There are different types of lights on a car... • Headlights • Driving lights- these lights are standard and mandatory on all cars today, always on front of the car and have both high and low beams depending on the circumstances • Fog Lights- Can sometimes be offered as extra feature, These lights are designed to be aims low at the road to maximise visibility in fog, snow or heavy rain. • Dim lights- Are used when your full beam is not necessary or even dangerous. • Cornering lights • Spot lights- Found on police and emergency vehicles • Parking lights • Directional indicators • Tail lights • Brake Lights • Rear fog lights • Reversing lights

  3. There are different types of bulbs for your car... • Incandescent- These were the first type of bulbs for the headlights not durable and would commonly stop working when in rain or wind • Halogen- type of incandescent light, with a metal background that directs light in more specific directions • HIDs- High Intensity Discharge or Xenon is much brighter than previous lights, lasts longer, first manufactured by BMW • LEDs- Light Omitting Diodes are far more advanced than the other lights providing extreme luminosity, long-lasting qualities

  4. Driving at Night • Make sure your lights, indicators, reflectors and number plate is clean and in good working condition so you can be seen clearly at all times. • Clean your windscreen • Drive at a speed that allows you to stop within the distance covered by your lights • Keep your headlights adjusted properly, if they are out of line they are less effective and can blind oncoming traffic • Watch out for pedestrians and cyclists , there are difficult to see in there dark especially if there is a glare of oncoming traffic.

  5. When to use your Headlights • If conditions require you to use your headlights then you must use them. Use dipped headlights at night or main beam lights when needed. • When in doubt, turn them on. • Make sure that the red lights and number plate lights are working.

  6. Use Dipped Headlights when... • Just after dusk and before the end of dawn of the lighting up hours • As long as they are needed to let you see clearly • When stopped at traffic lights • Meeting other traffic • In built-up areas with good street lighting • On continuously lit roads • Following behind other vehicles • Where there is dense fog, snow or heavy rain • When daylight is fading • To avoid inconveniencing other traffic

  7. Use Main Headlights when.. • In places, situations and times where the dim or fog lights are not needed or necessary Use Fog lights when... • Only during dense fog and falling snow, You Must turn them off at all other times.

More Related