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43 Effective range of headlights
43 Effective range of headlights
(1) When on at night—
(a) a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 25m; and
(b) a high-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 50m.
(2) However, a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle built before 1931 need only illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for 12m.