Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Do you use your high beams while driving?
Apparently, most traffic accidents occur when drivers are using low beams.
So,Partial Amendments to the Teaching Guidelines Effective March 12, Heisei 29That's how it works.
| Traffic Regulations (Excerpt from the amended section on “Nighttime Lighting Requirements”) |
| [After Amendment] |
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○ Keep your headlights pointed upward—except when driving in areas with heavy traffic, such as downtown—so that you can spot pedestrians and others as early as possible. However, when passing oncoming vehicles or driving directly behind another vehicle, you must dim your headlights or switch them to low beam. ○ In areas with heavy traffic, such as downtown areas, be sure to drive with your headlights aimed downward. Also, if the headlights of oncoming vehicles are blinding you, shift your gaze slightly to the left and forward to avoid being dazzled. |
| [Before the Amendment] |
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○ When passing an oncoming vehicle, you must dim your headlights or switch them to low beam. The same applies when driving directly behind another vehicle. ○ In areas with heavy traffic, such as downtown areas, always drive with your headlights pointed downward. Also, if the headlights of oncoming vehicles are blinding you, shift your gaze slightly to the left and forward to avoid being dazzled. |
(↑↑Copied directly from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)
I think it’s common sense for those of us in our 40s to use low beams, but,
From now on, as usualThere are a lot of cars blinding me with their high beams.That's the point.
Since this is a tutorial,For those who are about to get their driver's license, using high beams is the norm.That's how it works.
Don't think, "You idiot! That's blinding!!"—just remember it's for safety, and let's keep doing it this way from now on.
Preventing Pedestrian Accidents at Night Through Proper Use of High Beams
See you later.
