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Headlight habit catches on
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FOUR OUT OF FIVE night. time drivers use dipped hea. dlights, concludes the lates1 survey by the Night Safety Advisory Bureau.
In the London and Manchester areas, 32.and 48 per cent of vehicles respectively, oi which a large proportion are taxis, are still driven on sidelights, but there has been an increase in the use of dipped headlights over the remainder of England, Scotland and Wales.
The NSAB, backed by the AA, the Lighting Industry Federation, Lucas Electrical, 3M United Kingdom Ltd, and the Pedestrians Association, advocates mandatory use of dipped headlights at night. They believe that Britain • should follow most other West European countries.
The RAC alone credits the motorist with the intelligence to choose for himself within the limitations laid down by the Highway Code.
There is little statistical evidence available to prove that a reduction in night-time accidents would follow the universal use of dipped headlights, although it is widely thought to be beneficial.