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Use of Horns and Lights
- 1/12Use of horn in a quiet residential area.
Horn use is restricted to emergencies where a collision can be avoided. Using it for greetings or out of impatience is not allowed and may lead to fines.
Horn use on a winding country road with limited visibility.
Outside urban areas, it is permitted to use the horn when approaching blind bends or hills to make your presence known and prevent accidents.
Horn use in a traffic jam when the vehicle ahead hasn’t moved after traffic starts.
Horns should not be used to express frustration. Sounding the horn in non-emergency situations, like impatience during a traffic jam, is discouraged and may be penalized.
Headlight use during nighttime.
This timing ensures visibility during the night hours and is required by law across all regions.
Required lights during normal daytime driving conditions.
While not legally required, using dipped headlights in daylight can improve your visibility to other drivers, especially in poor weather.
Appropriate headlight use on well-lit urban roads at night.
Dipped headlights provide enough illumination for you without blinding others on lit city roads.
Full beam use on a motorway at night with no visible traffic.
Full beams should only be used when no oncoming or nearby vehicles are present, to prevent blinding other drivers.
Use of fog lights.
fog lights are for severely reduced visibility conditions. Using them in mild rain or normal weather is illegal and distracting.
Use of rear fog lights.
Rear fog lights are bright and can dazzle drivers behind you. They should be used only in extremely poor visibility.
When taking the third exit at a roundabout
For exit is beyond the second, signal right on approach and switch to left just before exiting.
When another car approaches at night
This helps maintain safe visibility for both drivers and prevents temporary blindness.
When overtaking a truck at night
Full beams can reflect in mirrors and impair the vision of the overtaken driver.