Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.218Using headlights on high-beam
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sec.218 Using headlights on high-beam
The driver of a vehicle must not use the vehicle’s headlights on high-beam, or allow the vehicle’s headlights to be used on high-beam, if the driver is driving— less than 200m behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver; or less than 200m from an oncoming vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. However, if the driver is overtaking a vehicle, the driver may briefly switch the headlights from low-beam to high-beam immediately before the driver begins to overtake the vehicle. (sec.218-ssec.1) The driver of a vehicle must not use the vehicle’s headlights on high-beam, or allow the vehicle’s headlights to be used on high-beam, if the driver is driving— less than 200m behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver; or less than 200m from an oncoming vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.218-ssec.2) However, if the driver is overtaking a vehicle, the driver may briefly switch the headlights from low-beam to high-beam immediately before the driver begins to overtake the vehicle.
- (a) less than 200m behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver; or
- (b) less than 200m from an oncoming vehicle.