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Vehicle driving lamp product information

Cars and lorries have a variety of lights or driving lamps, some of these are used to light the interior of the vehicle and others for lighting the road ahead or letting other drivers know that you are braking. Whenever you refer to driving lamps the first thing that most people will think about is a vehicle's headlights.

Headlights are an important part of your vehicle and you need to ensure that they are always in good working order. It is an offence to drive a vehicle that has faulty headlights as defective lighting in the dark or in weather conditions where visibility is poor, can lead to road accidents. Headlamps not only allow the driver to see the road ahead, they also let other drivers know that a vehicle is approaching on the opposite side of the road.

The first cars came into existence at the end of the nineteenth century, and these used acetylene or oil lamps, the oil was practical because it resisted wind and rain. The first electric headlights were developed in 1898 and very quickly became an industry standard, however, these lights had to be manually adjusted and a driver would often have to get out of the car in bad weather to readjust the position of the headlights. Dipped headlights came into being sometime later and these are now an integral part of every vehicle, when headlights are not dipped this can blind drivers coming in the opposite direction and the result can be an accident. The driver needs to be fully awake and aware of the driving environment to determine what level of light is needed.

Beam headlights are used on many vehicles as they tend to be less obstructive of other drivers' vision. When the lights are on high beam it allows the driver to see a longer distance in front, low beams are used for shorter distances. Vehicles are also fitted with fog lights, which are designed to be used in circumstances where visibility is very low. There have been many changes in vehicle head lamps over the years including the shape of the lights. Car headlamps used to be round but they are now oval shaped. Headlamps come in pairs and they are electrically operated from inside the vehicle and can usually be adjusted from the vehicle's dashboard.

Some driving lamps have a greater tendency to create an unsafe glare than others. If your car is fitted with high intensity discharge lamps, which use xenon gas, you need to be aware of this tendency. These lamps produce a small amount of light to begin with, then as the car gets going and the lamps warm up the light becomes stronger. If you have these lights on your car then you should also have leveling control and a lens cleaning system, which are designed to eradicate an unsafe glare.

All vehicles are fitted with two brake lights at the rear, sometimes there are three as one is placed in the window. You should always get someone to check your brake lights for you before you embark on a long journey as defective brake lights are the cause of many accidents. Your brake lights are designed to signal to the driver in front when you are slowing down and when you are speeding up again. The brake light switch is automatically operated by your brake pedal. When you put your foot down on the brake pedal to slow down or stop it activates a switch at the back of the pedal, letting other drivers know what you are doing.

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