When is it appropriate to use your headlight?

Using your headlight in low visibility conditions, regardless of the time, is essential for safety while riding a motorcycle. This practice enhances your visibility to other road users and helps you see the road and environment better. Low visibility conditions can include fog, rain, or heavy clouds that obscure daylight.

Riding with your headlight on in these scenarios allows you to be seen by other drivers, which is crucial as motorcycles are smaller and less visible than cars. This proactive measure helps prevent accidents caused by other drivers not noticing you in poor visibility environments.

While using headlights at night and in inclement weather is important, relying solely on these scenarios underestimates the various low visibility situations that can occur at any time. Therefore, maintaining the habit of using your headlight in all low visibility conditions is a safer choice.