Mysuru: It is a peaceful night and you are driving down a city road amidst cool the breeze humming a tune or two. Suddenly, flashing lights of an oncoming vehicle blind you. For a moment you feel disoriented and almost lose control of your vehicle. If you are fortunate you can recover within seconds and if you are not, your vehicle crashes into a median. Or worse, a vehicle speeding behind you collides with your car. And the other vehicle that has flashed the high-beam at you drives off in the darkness.
Use of high-beam headlights has emerged as a challenge for motorists in city. Although the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (amended in 2011) states that headlights on vehicles should be between 35-50 watts, their misuse in the city at night has become a nuisance for motorists. Not using the dipper has compounded their woes.
