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Switching off headlight in day time to be a thing of the past
Next time when you were on the road and find a vehicle with headlights on, don’t gesture the rider to switch it off. It may be a vehicle under BS-IV which have Automatic Headlight On (AHO) feature. Indians have the common tendency of pointing out to open motorcycle side stands, live headlights etc., as a sense of responsibility.
Tirupati: Next time when you were on the road and find a vehicle with headlights on, don’t gesture the rider to switch it off. It may be a vehicle under BS-IV which have Automatic Headlight On (AHO) feature. Indians have the common tendency of pointing out to open motorcycle side stands, live headlights etc., as a sense of responsibility.
- All vehicles have feature of headlight on under BS-IV
- Headlights are on as soon as the engine starts
But, of late, if anyone give any such indication will receive only mischievous smile. Why? This is because the norms laid down to all vehicles and two-wheelers under BS-IV standards, that they must have the provision of AHO. In other words, there will be no switch to turn the headlamps off since it will always be on. Instead, they will have only high beam and low beam buttons along with the pass switch.
From April 2017, the Central government has made certain amendments in the Motor Vehicles Act. This was aimed at reducing the fatalities. Under this, all types of vehicles need to have the AHO feature, which makes the headlights on as soon as the engine is started. The AHO is already followed by many other countries as a safety measure.
This will be more useful especially in the foggy conditions, observed G Balaji Chowdary, managing partner of RK Hyundai. He told The Hans India, that this will help in reducing the accidents as the vehicles pass by can easily notice since the headlight was on. Keeping headlights on throughout the day, even when there is bright sunshine, makes to spot the vehicles even from a distance.
It is more useful during lighting was dull and rainy and foggy conditions. In fact, a Supreme Court appointed committee on road safety recommended the AHO feature. A two-wheeler rider said, AHO can help getting a clear visibility of the person coming at you in the wrong direction and avoid collision.
A mechanic Krishna Reddy said that there is nothing wrong in having such a feature. When asked whether it will have any additional load on battery, he said, they are using improved technology and battery along with LED lamp. So, absolutely there will be no problem. Regional Transport Officer G Vivekanada Reddy said that there were no separate guidelines for registration in this regard. But, registrations will be done only for BS-IV vehicles and these will have AHO feature by default.
However, an engineering student driving Royal Enfield said, it is a little bit confusion when we see the headlight on of the vehicle coming in the opposite direction. Also, there was no awareness on this feature even after five months. “People and pedestrians coming in the opposite direction gesture at me to turn off the headlight,” he said.
By V Pradeep Kumar
