Is it forbidden to make headlight calls?
Verified 10 June 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The Lighthouse Call is to turn on intermittently the dipped-beam headlamps or main-beam headlamps.
Lighthouse calling is not prohibited.
At night, you need to make a headlight call for warn the other road users of a immediate danger.
This is because the horn (horn) can only be used in cases of absolute necessity.
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Use of horn and beacon calls
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