On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:04:26 +0100, Martin Underwood
wrote in :

I also use dipped headlights in tunnels and multi-storey car parks. I've
never driven in a pedestrianised area or a bus/taxi lane (it would be
illegal for me) but I can see the sense in authorised vehicles doing this -
at least for the pedestrianised area.

For some reason, the instructions in the Mersey tunnel specifically say
"don't turn on your headlights" which seems strange to me - if you're
driving at night, are you actually expected to turn them off as you enter
the tunnel and remember to turn them back on when you leave? If the exit is
well-illuminated by street lights, it will be very easy to forget to turn
them back on...

In (continental) Europe (as a generalisation...) you _must_ switch
on your headlights in a tunnel.

I didn't realise that some countries mandated dipped headlights at all
times.

Neither did I until a nice Danish (IIRC) policeman pointed at
my headlight and then his eyes as I passed a radar trap on the way from
Switzerland to Trondheim. I gave him a cheery wave as I accelerated back
up to reasonable speed while also switching on the headlamp.

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