Traffic Regulations, Schedule 3 - Australian Road Rules 1999

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 200 metres behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver; or

less than 200 metres from an oncoming vehicle.

Offence provision.

Note

High-beam and

oncoming vehicle are defined in the dictionary.

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.

Note

Low-beam and

overtake are defined in the dictionary.

Examples

Example

1

Using headlights on low-beam when travelling less

than 200 metres behind another vehicle travelling in

the same direction

Example

2

Using headlights on low-beam when travelling within

200 metres of an oncoming vehicle