Keep your beam use straight: low for lower speeds, suburban areas, and rain or fog. High for higher speeds and highways, but only when you can maintain at least 500 feet between your vehicle and the rest of us.

350 to 400 feet

about 350 feet

If you are driving with your high-beam lights on, you must dim them at least 500 ft from any oncoming vehicle, so you don’t blind the oncoming driver. You must use low-beam lights if you are within 200-300 ft of the vehicle you are following.

within 500 feet

A cop is more likely to pull you over if you drive with your high beams/brights on. If you do get pulled over for a headlight being out, you will either receive a warning or a ‘fix-it’ ticket.

A lot of imports also run both the high and low beam bulbs at the same time when the high beam setting is on. If you see a brightly shining car coming down the street with four headlights on at the same time (not counting the fog lights) the driver is probably using the high beams.

Some of the circumstances where you do this: To alert another driver there is something wrong with them, usually that they forgot to turn their own lights or are driving with their high beams on. To alert other drivers to a road hazard, in particular the presence of police.

If you encounter a car flashing its headlights at you three times on the road, do not panic and face it calmly, because this is a kind reminder of the other vehicle’s vehicle, and it may be that the vehicle is malfunctioning. If the other vehicle flashes at you three times, just pull over and stop in an orderly manner.

When a squad car is flashing a red light, it is signifying that there is an immediate emergency. However, when a blue light is used (which can be easily spotted from a farther distance) it is meant to alert the presence of police.

Light bars have at least two colors. Red lights signify an immediate emergency. Blue lights define police presence and can be spotted easily from a great distance. Yellow lights warn approaching vehicles that patrol cars are slowing down or parked on busy roads.

In virtually every state, flashing colored lights on the front of your vehicle are completely illegal – including the sort of lights made famous by the KITT car in Knight Rider. And the reason why is simple – it’s because you are, in essence, ‘impersonating’ a police officer – or their car, to be more exact.

called “flashers”, but more frequently are flashing lights.

Generally, red and white are used for emergency vehicles, amber for parking/bylaw enforcement, construction, utility vehicles, Amber and White for security vehicles, and green or red for volunteer firefighters as per various Provincial legislations.

The choice of red probably resulted from the fact that the color red is associated with stop and warnings in the U.S. Over time, police cars and other emergency vehicles began to use flashing emergency lights. They also began to add another color: blue.

All lights that are visible from the front of your car must be either white or amber. All lights that are visible from the back of your car must either be white, amber or red. To be safe, keep your underglow to white and amber colors and make sure they’re not directly visible.

United States. In the United States of America, certain underglow lights are illegal. Particularly the colors blue and red, as well as any kind of flashing light effects, are banned from public streets in some states as they can distract drivers or be confused with police cars. Underglow is legal in Ohio.

Are LED wheel valve cap lights for cars legal in the US? If the lights are blue, the answer will definitely be a “no,” but other colors, such as amber or white, should be fine. The question of their legality stems from their movement, which could be confused with the lights of an emergency vehicle.

Most of the restrictions for neon underglow lights in California are found in the California Vehicle Code (CVC) under “Lighting Requirements” or “Unlawful Vehicle Modifications.” While neon underglow lights are currently legal in California, the state has placed restrictions on the types, size, position, and colors of …