According to the traffic rules, the operation of a car with switched off or missing lighting devices both in the city and outside the city is currently prohibited. This prohibition also applies to side lights that are not turned on at the rear. Therefore, if a traffic police officer finds you have such a violation, then you cannot avoid a fine.
Changes to the SDA, which relate to the use of lighting devices, were introduced back in 2010. Now, at any time of the day and under any visibility conditions on the road, the dipped beam should always be on. The need to adopt such an amendment to the SDA is due to the fact that a car with lights on on the road more visible to others, so the number emergencies associated with inattention is minimized. And most importantly, the expected trend was confirmed in practice and the number of accidents on the roads in daytime days has been significantly reduced.
However, most drivers do not comply with the legal requirements. The reason for this may be a banal inattention, technical malfunction car or other occasion. However, regardless of this, in case of violation, the driver faces punishment.
When can a driver be fined, and is it possible?
To avoid a fine for misapplication lighting fixtures, the driver must drive with headlights on at any time of the day. If this condition is not met, he will be punished with a fine. In addition, in case of violation of the rules for operating the car in the event of an accident, both participants will be recognized as the perpetrators. Even if only one person breaks the rules. The reason for making such a decision may be a failed headlight.
Penalties for incorrect use of dipped beam headlights can be different reasons. The following describes the most e frequently encountered situations for which you can be fined:
- Use in the village high beam.
- Incorrect use of rear fog lights.
- The use of running lights in the evening.
- The dipped beam is not turned on during the day.
And now about everything in more detail:
- Use in the village high beam. When entering a built-up area or on a well-lit road, the driver must switch from high beam to low beam. Otherwise, he will be fined.
- Incorrect use of rear fog lights. They are additional lighting fixtures that can only be used in low visibility conditions. In any other scenario, it will be considered an offense with further sanctions.
- The use of running lights in the evening. In vehicles equipped running lights, V dark time you need to turn on the light. At the same time, running daytime lights must be installed in accordance with all the requirements of GOST. In this case, we are talking about their territorial location. Light characteristics are also taken into account. Correct position of the headlights of this type It is able to provide high-quality illumination of the road and will not dazzle oncoming drivers.
- Dipped beam is turned off during the day. Most drivers, when driving during the day, forget about the need to turn on the low beam headlights. Some models have electronic system management, which automatic mode turns on the lights when starting the car.
Features of the use of regular daytime running lights
by design vehicle Daytime Running Lights may not be available on all models. As for their self-installation, this can also lead to a fine. And even if, when examined by a traffic police instructor, such design changes are not detected, they will be detected during a scheduled inspection. To prevent these actions from being regarded as an offense, the driver will first need to obtain the appropriate permission from the authorities for the installation of daytime running lights. Those models of cars where the design provides for daytime running lights can drive without fear that they will be fined.
In addition, for standard system lighting is characterized by a different mode of operation - they turn on automatically when the engine is started. When the low beam headlights are activated, the standard daytime running lights contribute to a reduction in power and are already used as additional dimensions.
Please note that when the standard daytime running lights are on, they are not entitled to a fine for driving with the lights off.
Daytime running lights
Instead of daytime running lights, the driver can turn on fog lights. Based on clause 19.4 in traffic rules, they can be applied under conditions limited visibility. They can also be used at night on unlit roads or instead of low beam headlights as an alternative to daytime running lights. And this means that the operation of the car with the fog lights on during the day will not be regarded as an offense.
Punishment for unplugged lights
The fine for operating a car without dipped beam on for 2016 is 500 rubles. This rule is spelled out in article 12.20, which refers to the violation of the rules for the use of external lighting devices. It is also possible that the driver can get off with a verbal warning, but only on the condition that such inattention of the driver did not lead to an accident. Otherwise, the amount of the fine may increase.
Can I be fined for a broken headlight?
If for some reason one of the dipped beam headlights does not light up in the car, then this is also may result in a fine. At the same time, the interpretation of such a situation may differ slightly from the case described above. IN this case the driver did not violate the rules for the operation of lighting devices. A violation here is a malfunction of the headlight, as well as conditions prohibiting the operation of the car.
In case of technical malfunctions due to which the dipped beam is turned off, in accordance with Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, Part 1, the violator will be punished with a fine of 500 rubles in connection with non-working or dirty lighting device. In addition, pay attention to paragraph 2.3.1. SDA, which states that driving with faulty or missing lighting devices at night or with low visibility can be positioned as an offense.
What is the result
The fine for a burned-out dipped beam lamp or an inoperative headlight is not the highest. But, despite this, the driver is obliged to unquestioningly comply with any rule and drive according to the rules without violating them. After all, the included lighting devices make your car more visible on the road at any time of the day, so that the likelihood of creating emergency situations is reduced to a minimum.
The non-included dipped beam is one of the most common causes stop cars by traffic police officers.
Rules traffic the use of cars with non-burning lighting fixtures is limited. It does not matter whether such devices are installed on the car at all, whether they are in good condition or not.
A few years ago, significant changes were made to the rules of the road, according to which all drivers of vehicles can only travel with dipped headlights, fog lights or running lights. As the traffic police say, the movement of a car with the lights on makes it more noticeable on the roads and in settlements, regardless of the time of day.
Most drivers do not attach importance to the importance of such a requirement of traffic rules and do not turn on the dipped beam when they start driving their car. In some cases, the lack of dipped beam may be the cause of a malfunction of lighting fixtures or wiring.
The rules of the road clearly state that driving on city roads and highways without dipped beam is on is prohibited. In its absence, the driver is held liable:
- In the form of an official warning from a traffic police officer.
- In the form of a fine of 500 rubles.
If traffic police officers notice a car on the road without lights on, they have the right to stop it.
Most motorists agree that it is possible to drive with the fog lights on, without turning on the low beam. According to the rules of the road, such headlights can be used instead of low beam in daylight hours days, as they also allow you to detect a car and make it more noticeable on the road.
The stop of the car can also be in the case when the switching on of the dipped headlights was made in the visibility zone of the vehicle by the traffic police. In this case, the driver will get off with a warning.
It is the task of the owner of the car to check the serviceability of the car before each start of movement by car. daylight. Driving with position lights is prohibited unless they are switched on together with other lights.
Responsibility for the partial inclusion of dipped headlights
There are cases when a driver drives a car on which one dipped beam headlight or one of the running lights is broken. At the same time, the second headlight is in working condition and turned on.
Despite all the explanations of the person driving the vehicle, the traffic police officer who noticed such a car will still issue him a decision to bring him to administrative responsibility in the form of a fine of 500 rubles. The reason for such a fine will not be a violation of the rules for operating the vehicle, but a violation of the requirements contained in the list of malfunctions.
There are practically no differences between such grounds, however, in such a situation, the driver more possibilities receive not a fine, but a verbal warning.
As a rule, traffic police officers issue a fine for such a violation if the car is moving in conditions of poor visibility or at night.
The traffic police officer can offer the driver the following troubleshooting options:
- On-site replacement. If it takes only five minutes to fix the problem, the traffic inspector cannot issue a ticket. For example, if a fog lamp burns out in a car, the driver can drive the vehicle with the low beams on. In this case, the malfunction will be eliminated, and the owner of the car will not receive a decision to impose a fine.
- If the driver manages to correctly convey to the inspector the reason why one of his headlights does not light up, he can be released to the place of troubleshooting. For example, if the lamp burned out already in the process of driving and the owner of the car does not have a spare lamp to replace it, he can proceed to the place of repair. In such a situation, no penalty is issued.
- Drawing up a protocol and bringing the driver to administrative responsibility. If the traffic police officer began to draw up a protocol, but the driver does not agree with it, he may not put his signature on this document. In addition, the driver is entitled for 10 days.
High beam penalty
Is it possible to travel with high beam afternoon? Most drivers, especially those who often move outside settlements, do not attach this special significance and always drive their car with high beams on.
Meanwhile, the rules of the road provide for a requirement that driving in a populated area using high-beam lighting is prohibited.
If traffic police officers stop a vehicle with high beams on on an illuminated city road, a person driving car, will be brought to administrative responsibility in the form of a fine of 500 rubles.
What can be evidence of a crime?
The principle of the presumption of innocence operates in Russian administrative legislation. In accordance with this principle, traffic police officers must prove that the person stopped by them violated the requirements of the law. The driver does not have to prove his innocence.
To prove that the person driving the vehicle actually committed a punishable act, traffic police officers must present visual evidence:
- Photography.
- Video filming.
- Witness testimony.
If the traffic inspectorate does not have any evidence, all doubts are interpreted in favor of the person driving the car. That is why the driver needs to carefully look at what exactly the policeman writes in the protocol and not put his signature on this document if he has a vision of what happened.
The same applies to witnesses, to whom police officers rarely explain the situation and simply ask them to sign an already completed protocol.
Judicial practice shows that judges always take the side of the traffic police, ignoring evidence from the driver. So it is better to take care in advance to indicate at the time of drawing up the protocol that the situation was described incorrectly.
If the person driving the vehicle does not have any claims against the traffic police, and he does not want to appeal the decision to prosecute, the driver can. This can be done after 10 days from the date of receipt of the decision in any way convenient for the person.
If the driver does not pay the fine within two months, they can be taken against him.
In order not to prove your innocence and not pay fines, it is necessary to check the serviceability of the lighting system of your car before each departure.
A modern car is festooned with external lights like a Christmas tree with toys. And all this must be skillfully used. Those who think that to include one or the other are mistaken. lighting fixtures or not include, it's all at the discretion of the driver. The nineteenth section of the Rules strictly regulates when and what needs to be included. To deal with all this, let's simulate a real trip.
So, we start moving during the day in clear weather.
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.5. During daylight hours, on all moving vehicles, in order to identify them, they should includelow beam headlights or daytime running lights.
The rules divide the day into the following parts:
- Daylight hours.
- Evening twilight.
- Night time.
— Morning twilight.
Movement during daylight hours with a transparent atmosphere is the most comfortable and safe. However, even during daylight hours, for various reasons, drivers may not see each other, and an accident occurs, as they say, “in broad daylight”.
In order to ensure b O For greater safety, the Rules oblige all drivers to mark their vehicle while driving ( not only at night, but also during the day!). At the same time, during the day, that is, during daylight hours, to designate their vehicle, drivers are required to turn on either dipped beam headlights or daytime running lights (if any).
Daytime running lights are a novelty that has recently become increasingly popular, because they have noticeable advantages:
- Better recognizable.
– Automatically turn on when the engine is started and turn off when the engine is turned off.
- Differ in economy, high reliability and durability.
– Extend service life conventional system lighting.
The rules singled out daytime running lights as a separate term and gave them the following definition:
Rules. Section 1. “Daytime running lights” are external lighting devices designed to improve the visibility of a moving vehicle frontduring daylight hours.
Please note - daytime running lights indicate the vehicle only in front!
And during daylight hours, this is absolutely correct.
During the day, the vehicle ahead is clearly visible to you (without any additional lighting). And at the same time, you can easily, without particularly straining, continuously monitor events from behind, thanks to the fact that the car driving behind has daytime running lights on.
Or due to the fact that the headlights of the dipped beam are on at the rear.
Or due to the fact that the rear fog lights are on.
Students. Excuse me, where are the fog lights? In paragraph 19.5 there are no fog lights! Paragraph 19.5 refers only to dipped-beam headlamps and daytime running lamps.
Teacher. Yes, you are absolutly right. Paragraph 19.5 does not really say anything about fog lights. But they are mentioned in paragraph 19.4.
instead of low beam headlights in accordance with clause 19.5 of the Rules.
Let's summarize:
During daylight hours, on all moving vehicles, for the purpose of their identification, the following must be included:
– or low beam headlights;
– or daytime running lights;
or fog lights.
Have you forgotten yet? We move during the day in clear weather. But there's a tunnel ahead!
In tunnels on a moving vehicle low or high beam headlights must be on.
It doesn’t matter at all whether the tunnel is short or long, whether there is artificial lighting there or not.
In all cases, when moving in a tunnel, drivers must turn on exactlylights near or far light.
And rightly so - in any tunnel, lighting is always not enough. And then artificial lighting is not the sun and can go out at any moment. And then daytime running lights or fog lights will not help you much. Here you will need headlights (dipped beam or high beam).
There is such a problem in Tickets, and here you are often mistaken:
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In a tunnel with artificial lighting, the following must be included: 1. Low beam headlights or parking lights. 2. Low beam headlights or daytime running lights. 3. Low or high beam headlights. Task comment Some of you are beginning to doubt - is it possible to turn on high beam in the tunnel? I'll blind everyone!
Of course, if the traffic is dense (at least in the tunnel, at least not in the tunnel), drivers are required to switch to dipped beam.
But if there is no one to blind (at least in the tunnel, at least not in the tunnel), who will forbid you to turn on the high beam headlights. The rules meant exactly that. |
We left the tunnel, you can continue driving on the dipped headlights,
you can switch to fog lights, you can switch to daytime running lights.
But suddenly the sky was covered with black clouds, everything around darkened, and it began to rain.
Or, let's put it this way - there are no clouds, it's just evening, twilight, not yet night, but visibility has become insufficient .
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.1. In conditions insufficient visibility regardless of road lighting on a moving vehicle must be switched on low or high beam headlights .
That is, the Rules do not make any difference between traffic in a tunnel and traffic in conditions of insufficient visibility. And, in general, it’s right - in both cases, the illumination is insufficient, and the requirement “dipped beam or high beam headlights must be turned on” is quite justified.
But, on the other hand, the conditions of insufficient visibility are not only a decrease in illumination, as, for example, at dusk. The conditions of insufficient visibility are also a temporary deterioration in the transparency of the atmosphere, as, for example, in fog - it is light, but nothing is visible! So, maybe it's time to turn on the fog lights and rear fog lights? Let's see what the Rules say about this:
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.4. Fog lights can be used in conditions of insufficient visibility with low or high beam headlights .
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.7. Rear fog lights can be applied only in low visibility conditions.
That is, in conditions of insufficient visibility, first of all, it is necessary to turn on the dipped or main beam headlights! If desired, fog lights can be added to them, and if necessary, you can also turn on the rear fog lights.
Here we have to make a small digression. Experience in a driving school tells me that not all students have a clear idea of which lights are located in front, which ones are in the back, how they work and, in general, how a headlight differs from a lantern.
The main purpose of headlights is to illuminate the road. And they are, of course, located in front and they white color. True, fog lights can also shine with yellow light (it is believed that yellow light clears fog better.
The main purpose of the lights is to designate the vehicle itself. And they are located at the back and are all red. The only exception is headlights. reversing and license plate lighting - they are white.
In addition, the car (motorcycle) also has side lights. The front marker lights are white, the rear marker lights are red.
It is extremely important for the driver to know exactly how the work of headlights and lanterns is coordinated. In particular, it must be understood that it is possible to turn on the parking lights without turning on the headlights. But it is impossible to turn on the headlights without turning on the parking lights!
That is, when we say that the driver turned on the side lights, this means that two white lights are on in front, and two red lights are on in the back (but the headlights are not on).
If we say that the driver turned on the headlights (no matter which ones), this means that the headlights are on in front, and two red marker lights are on the back.
But back to "our sheep". So, in conditions of insufficient visibility, the driver must turn on the dipped or main beam headlights (and since the headlights are on, it means that red side lights will definitely be on the back).
But in heavy fog (snowfall, rain), the main beam of the headlights does not reach the roadbed!
This is where it's time to go to the middle and connect foglights. A flat and wide beam of fog lamps beats under a veil of fog, highlighting not only carriageway, but also the curb.
See how well the logo of the “autoschoolhouse” has become visible.
Just do not try to move on some foglights. Fog lights illuminate the road 5-10 meters from the car. Driving in conditions of insufficient visibility on foglights alone is dangerous and therefore prohibited by the Rules.
But there is another problem.
In conditions of insufficient visibility, the rear position lights already at a distance of 10 meters turn into inconspicuous dots, or even become invisible.
In this case, the rear fog lights will help out the driver. They burn incomparably brighter than side lights.
That is why the Rules allow the use of rear fog lightsonly in low visibility conditions!
If you turn them on in a transparent atmosphere, you will blind the drivers behind you.
There is one problem in the Tickets about the rear fog lights. It is frankly provocative, and you often make a mistake here:
Twilight faded into night. The dark time has come.
But the fog cleared. The atmosphere is absolutely transparent.
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.1. In the dark time of the day on a moving vehicle, the dipped or main beam headlights must be turned on.
I emphasize! – if the Rules say: "In the dark time of the day", and they don’t add anything, which means that it’s a dark impenetrable night in the yard, but that’s all. No fog, rain, snowfall, etc.
Since we already moved with the onset of twilight with the dipped beam headlights on, then with the onset of the dark time of the day we don’t need to do anything. True, two points remained unclear. First, are fog lights allowed at night? And, secondly, in what cases can high beam headlights be used?
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.4. Fog lights can be used at night on unlit sections of roads together with low beam or high beam.
As you can see, driving at night on foglights alone is strictly prohibited by the Rules (as well as in conditions of insufficient visibility). But you can add fog lights to the dipped or high beam headlights if the road is not lit.
Now about when you can use high beam and when not.
We already know that both low and high beams can be used, firstly, when driving in a tunnel, secondly, when driving during the day in conditions of insufficient visibility, and, thirdly, when driving at night, no matter what kind of visibility (sufficient or insufficient). It remains only to understand when you can use the low beam, and when the high beam.
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.2. High beam headlights must be switched to low beam:
- in settlements, if the road is lit;
- at an oncoming pass at a distance of at least 150 meters from the vehicle, as well as at a greater distance, if the driver of the oncoming vehicle periodic switching headlights will show the need for this;
- in any other cases, to exclude the possibility of blinding drivers of both oncoming and passing vehicles.
Let's deal with each of these requirements separately.
1. High beam headlights must be switched to low- in settlements, if the road is lit.
Let us leave this requirement of the Rules without comment. Everything seems to be clear here anyway - we drive along city streets at night with low beams (unless, of course, they are lit).
But if we climb into a place where we can’t see a single light, then even in the city it is allowed to turn on the distant one.
2. at an oncoming siding at a distance of not less than 150 meters to the vehicle as well as with more if the driver of an oncoming vehicle indicates the need for this by periodically switching the headlights.
The main beam (if it is correctly adjusted) reaches the roadbed at a distance of 90 - 100 meters from the car. Rules have generously set a minimum distance between converging vehicles - 150 meters. By this time, the drivers of both vehicles are required to switch the high beam headlights to low beam, so as not to blind each other.
But it may happen that the headlights of one of the cars are not adjusted, and the main beam hits, as they say, “into the sky”. In this case, oncoming drivers from afar will ask (flashing their headlights) to switch to low beam. And the rules oblige the driver to do this , even if the distance between approaching vehicles is more than 150 meters.
3. High beam headlights must be switched to low beam -in any other cases to exclude the possibility of dazzling drivers, as oncoming as well as passing vehicles .
High beams can create problems not only for those who are driving towards, but also for those who are moving ahead in passing direction. No minimum distance has been established by the Rules for this situation, but a competent driver will always dip his headlights when approaching the vehicle in front.
And by the way! How should a driver behave when dazzled by headlights?
We have already discussed this situation in the seventh topic. Let's repeat it again. Night time.
road outside locality without artificial lighting. A car is driving towards you with the headlights on. Just imagine - you do not see the roadbed, you do not see the markings, you do not see the roadside. It's deadly!
The most correct now is to portray a forced stop. That is the sign emergency stop no need to set, just turn on the emergency light and stop smoothly without changing lanes. I assure you, this is the most correct and safe solution. Moreover, the Rules require the same:
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.2. Last paragraph. When blinded, the driver must turn on the alarm and, without changing lanes, slow down and stop.
And finally, the most difficult conditions movement!
Not only is it night outside, there is also insufficient visibility!
In this case, the Rules did not come up with anything new, because all the possibilities of a modern vehicle have already been exhausted.
That's whyin low visibility conditions the procedure for using external lighting devices is the same at any time of the day. You can turn on the high beam, you can turn on the low beam, you can add fog lights, you can turn on the rear fog lights.
Another thing is that experienced drivers when driving in heavy fog, rain or snow, never use high beams. They know full well that in such conditions, the high beam is ineffective - it simply does not reach the road surface, and the driver sees nothing but fog, snow or rain.
In such conditions, the most correct thing is dipped beam plus fog lights. And, of course, the speed must be such that stopping way was less than the visibility distance.
A special case - towing!
When towing, two vehicles move as one at a close distance from each other. In this case, they should designate themselves as one whole.
Towing - in front, and he has includedlights, towed - at the back, and it has includedparking lights .
Rules. Section 19. Clause 19.1. At night and in conditions of insufficient visibility, regardless of road lighting, as well as in tunnels, a moving vehicle must turn on the following lighting devices:
- on all motor vehicles and mopeds - driving or dipped beam headlights, on bicycles - headlights or lanterns, on horse-drawn carts– lights (if any);
- on trailersand towed motor vehicles - parking lights.
The rules forbade the towed person to turn on the headlights even at night and even in conditions of insufficient visibility (only side lights!). And this has its own logic. After all, the towed one will also have an emergency flasher turned on:
Rules. Section 7. Clause 7.1. emergency light signaling must be turned on when towing (on a towed motor vehicle).
To designate your vehicle, this is quite enough, but it does not need to illuminate anything - a towing vehicle is driving ahead at a maximum of 6 meters.
There is one such problem in Tickets, and here you are often mistaken:
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What external lighting devices should be turned on at night and in conditions of insufficient visibility, regardless of road lighting, as well as in tunnels on towed vehicles? 1. Daytime Running Lights. 2. Parking lights. 3. Rear fog lights. |
Some motorists forget to turn on the dipped beam when they start driving. It also happens that both headlights are damaged due to an accident or faulty wiring. Driving on city roads and highways with the headlights off is prohibited!
For driving with the low beam turned off, an official warning made by a traffic police officer or a monetary penalty is provided 500 rubles (Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - Article 12.20).
If traffic inspectors notice automobile without headlights on,daytime running lights or fog lights, such a vehicle will definitely be stopped. Is it possible to drive on fog lights without dipped beam.
Fog lamps may be used instead of dipped beam headlights in accordance with paragraph 19.5 of the SDA, i.e., including during daylight hours on all moving vehicles in order to identify them.
Stop will happen and in the event that the dipped beam was turned on in the visibility zone of the car by the traffic police.
To avoid imposing an administrative fine on the driver, should Always check low beam headlights and fog lights before driving.
Exist traffic rules to daytime running lights, according to which it is required to check the functionality before each start of movement.
Riding with only side lights prohibited! Allowed movement with included dimensions together with other lighting(dipped headlights, running lights, foglights).
Driving with one faulty light fixture
One dipped beam lamp (headlight) does not burn or burnt out, will a fine be imposed in this case? There are times when a car one headlight bulb burned out, one fog light bulb or one daytime running light. If a traffic police inspector stops a person driving a car and imputes to him, there are several options for the development of the situation.
In the rules of the road ( point 2, part 3.1) there are explanations for such situations, but it is so contradictory that it can be interpreted in both directions (the driver and the inspector).
- On-site replacement. If the malfunction can be fixed within five minutes after stop, traffic police inspector not entitled to fine. It should be noted that if one bulb in the fog lamps has burned out or one lamp in the daytime running lights has burned out, the dipped beam can be turned on. Thus, the malfunction will also be eliminated and the car owner will be able to freely continue driving without imposing a fine;
- Driving to the place of troubleshooting. Correctly explaining traffic police inspector cause of movement with one lamp off can avoid punishment. If the light bulb burned out while driving and cannot be replaced on the spot, the person it is possible to drive the vehicle to the place of repair;
- Drawing up a protocol and imposing a fine.If the inspector starts to draw up a report, and the person driving the car does not agree with the traffic violations , he does not have to sign the protocol. After all documents and papers are handed over to the driver, within 10 calendar days necessary appeal the protocol at the local traffic police.
It is forbidden to move with non-working dipped-beam headlights in the dark and in dark places, with one burning headlight during daylight hours - allowed until the place of troubleshooting.
At night, drive a car with one inoperative headlight, fog lamp or one daytime running light Can only taking precautions while driving.
Attention should also be paid to clause 3.3 in the list of malfunctions in which the movement of the car is prohibited. It refers to the prohibition of the movement of the car with the car lighting devices not working in the established mode. This item is also regulated Article 12.20 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
Lack of light is a penalty
What is the penalty for not turning on the headlights (driving without) low beam during the day? Regardless of what violation the traffic police officer imputes to the motorist, he can make written warning or issue protocol.
When taken out by an inspector written warning, administrative punishment for the vehicle owner not provided.
If the inspector is protocol offenses, the driver will have to pay an administrative penalty 500 rubles. The appeal is made within 10 calendar days through submitting an application to the traffic police.
In the case where the inspector refers to the list of faults ( clause 3.3), the motorist is threatened written warning about violation or monetary punishment - 500 rubles. There is also a fine for high beam in the city, it must be switched in accordance with traffic rules.
Punishment for long-range lighting in the city
Using distant lighting within the city limits with proper lighting roadway forbidden(19.1 SDA). If the vehicle is stopped on an illuminated city road when the car was moving with the headlights on, an administrative fine will be imposed on the owner 500 rubles By 12.20 Administrative Code Russia.
Penalty for driving with one low beam headlight
What is the penalty if one low beam headlight is not on? The penalty for driving with one dipped beam headlamp, fog lamp or daytime running light inoperative is the same as driving with the lights off - official warning / fine 500 rubles (12.5.1 Administrative Code). At elimination of a malfunction during a stop, no penalty is provided.
Evidence of wrongdoing
According to the laws Russian Federation traffic police officers must prove their case. A person is not required to prove his innocence (until proven guilty, a person is considered not guilty) - Presumption of innocence Article 1.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
Traffic police officers must provide visual evidence. Such evidence is photography, video filming, witness's testimonies.
If there are no such materials, all irremovable doubts must be interpreted in favor of the person driving the vehicle. As practice shows, traffic police inspectors often violate the law when drawing up a protocol, misleading the driver.
It is also not uncommon for an inspector vaguely explain the situation to witnesses And asks to sign the protocol as a witness.
The judicial practice of the Russian Federation shows that in most cases judges take the side of the traffic police officers (there is no reason not to believe the words of the inspector) and do not take into account or ignore the evidence base by the person driving the vehicle testimonials, photography, video).
Punishment for driving with the dipped beam off or one dipped beam headlight not working, fog lamp or daytime running light usually imposed if the car owner cannot fix the problem on the spot. In order not to prove to the traffic police officers and justices of the peace that they are right, before each start of movement, check the serviceability of the entire lighting system car. If a person does not agree with the accusations of the instructor, you need to directly write about it in the protocol.
According to the traffic rules, driving a vehicle without working lighting devices is prohibited. The prohibition is also valid for parking lights behind. If a violation is detected, the traffic inspector has every right to impose a fine on the driver for driving without headlights on.
General provisions
If we study the changes in the traffic rules, we can notice that in November 2010, amendments were made that, regardless of the time of day, the low beam must be turned on. A logical question arises - why? The reason for the correction lies in the fact that the included lights make the car more visible on the road, especially in poor visibility conditions, which significantly reduces the possibility of an accident due to inattention.
Indeed, the amendments to the legislation gave the expected result. According to the current statistics at the time of writing, the number of accidents during the day has decreased. But not all drivers believe that the established requirements should be met, since the benefits of turning on the headlights are illusory, but the fuel and battery consumption is quite real.
Apart from personal beliefs or bad knowledge of traffic rules the reason that the dipped beam of the car will not work can also be a technical malfunction or banal inattention. But regardless of what the reason for the violation is, the punishment is the same - and it is established in Article 12.20 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
Violation of the rules for using external lighting devices, sound signals, alarm or an emergency stop sign shall entail a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred roubles.
Stated Requirements
In order not to get a fine for not turning on the headlights, you should be aware of the following conditions:
- At any time of the day, it is necessary to turn on either daytime running lights or fog lights (preferably in case of poor visibility and bad weather);
- If you get into an accident with your headlights off, you automatically become guilty, even if all other conditions indicate that you are right;
- If you get into an accident with the headlights off, you will not receive the full CASCO payment;
- Lighting devices must comply with GOST, they must not be contaminated and must work properly;
- You can not turn on the high beam in the city.
Use of fog lights
According to clause 19.4 SDA fog lights can be used:
- in conditions of insufficient visibility with low or high beam headlights;
- at night on unlit sections of roads together with dipped or main beam headlights;
- instead of low beam headlights.
After changes in legislation, fog lamps became equal to dipped beam headlights and running lights. Therefore, you can manage to use only them and no one will have the right to fine you for this.
Penalty for a non-working headlight
The case when the car's headlight does not work (it does not matter whether it is back or front) is not tantamount to a violation of the rules on the operation of lighting devices. This offense more often characterized by paragraph 3.3 of the "Basic provisions for the admission of the vehicle." IN this document describes a list of malfunctions in which it is forbidden to operate the vehicle. Among other things, the paragraph is mentioned:
Do not work in the set mode or external lighting devices and retroreflectors are dirty.
According to the first part of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the following administrative punishment will await you:
Driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which, in accordance with the Basic Provisions for the Admission of Vehicles for Operation and Responsibilities officials to ensure road safety, the operation of a vehicle is prohibited, with the exception of malfunctions and conditions specified in parts 2 - 7 of this article, entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles.
How to avoid a fine
The best tactic is to communicate politely with the inspector. You can pretend that you yourself are surprised that the headlights are not working, and if things go to issuing a fine, you can correctly recall that, according to the same article 12.5, you are entitled to a warning for the first time.
If you are nevertheless issued a fine for not turning on the dipped beam, you can pay it at a cost two times lower than the established one, that is, only 250 rubles. To do this, you need to pay it in the first 20 days after the violation. However, if you think that you have been unfairly punished, you can always contact a lawyer.
