Your headlights are more than just to illuminate the path for you

We’re all familiar with the usage of our car headlights.

It’s a regulation that all car manufacturers are required to install headlights on their cars. There is also a set guideline on the placement that must be followed.

We know to turn them on when the sky turns dark to illuminate the path ahead of us.

But our headlights are installed on our cars to do more than just illuminate the road in front of us. They also help other road users see us better.

Especially during rainy days when our cars are covered in spray and water droplets making visibility at its lowest.

Let’s not mention about the old cars with its polish well worn off and are badly water stained will have even less visibility during these rainy days.

Having our headlights on will also make us visible in another driver’s side view mirror. 

This will also save them the need to play spot the car or the high stake game of cutting into a lane not knowing if there will be impact from something invisible!

Let’s paint another scenario, you just entered a multi storey car park and your eyes needed time to readjust to the dimness.

While your eyes adjust to the dimness as you drive around the blind corners of the car park, you saw the flash of light coming from the other side of the corner.

Yes, turning on your headlights in a multi-storey car park is to alert any on-coming vehicles to your presence as well!