Every time you get into a car you have responsibilities both towards yourself and towards others.
That’s why you have to be careful to small details and behaviors that we generally underestimate, but which can have very important consequences.
Sometimes motorists forget to do one very important thing, then in case they get stopped by police they say it is absurd to be fined for something like this.
What to do before driving a car
In reality, the forces of order stop and fine continuously to demonstrate to motorists not only that the rules of the Highway Code exist because they must be necessarily respected but also for safety reasons.
Often the fines are negligible, they only serve to set an example, other times they are more than heavy, they vary according to the seriousness of the crime committed. Article 152 of the highway code is one of the articles that is often underestimated.
This regulates the use of the position lights, the low beams, the license plate lights that must be used at certain times of the day both in the town and outside.
Position lights, high beam and low beam here’s when to use them
By law, all motorized vehicles are obliged to use position lights inside inhabited centers by day and by night. So before moving in the car it is good to remember to always turn on the lights.
If you are outside inhabited centres, the headlights must also be turned on during the day, especially if you are traveling on freeways, motorways, state roads, provincial roads and so on. Headlights are mandatory too in built-up areas if there are tunnels or if there is heavy rain, fog or snow in short, in all those conditions of poor visibility.
With daytime running lights we mean the position lights, the low beams, the number plate lights. The daytime running lights of most cars turn on automatically as soon as the engine is started, they are not used to increase visibility when driving but to help all other motorists around the streets to notice the presence of the vehicle.
The situation is different for the high beams which, on the other hand, should only be used outside inhabited centers when the lighting is absent or poor and they must be turned off if necessary where other vehicles meet not to annoy the driver.
Who does not turn on the headlights or position lights you risk getting fines ranging from 41 to €345 depending on the situation and the seriousness of the crime committed.
