#DimTheLights! today for a brighter tomorrow: An Apollo Tyres initiative

 

Apollo Tyres’ #DimTheLights! initiative urges us to use high beams appropriately for a safe driving experience

Light is a key element in our daily lives. Light is the source of all life on our planet. Everything around us depends on the light in some way. Where light certainly has the power to give life, it can be a cause of costing a few lives as well. Apollo Tyres recent initiative #DimtheLights! throws light on (pun intended) how dangerously powerful light can be!!

#DimTheLights! to make driving a safe experience

It doesn't matter whether the road is familiar or not, driving at night is always challenging. About 90% of a driver's reaction time depends on vision, which is severely impaired in the dark. Add to that, depth perception, color recognition, and peripheral vision are also compromised after sundown. On the flip side, some kinds of light, like the blinding glare from high beam lights can aggravate the problem. In India, 74% of vehicles use high beam light that leads to tragic accidents. The serious cause #DimtheLights! today for a brighter tomorrow is taken up by Apollo Tyres – a reality- check on how the incorrect use of high beam lights could cost lives! These blinding lights often confuse, dazzle, and irritate other drivers resulting in tragic accidents. While you can’t control how fellow drivers behave, there are ways for you to be safe on the road.

Precautions to be taken while using high beams

1) If an oncoming vehicle fails to dim its high beams be very cautious as to how you alert such a driver by flashing your lights.

2) If oncoming drivers do not turn off their high beams, you can slow down and use the right side of the road as the guide until the car passes.

3) Use high beams in poorly lit or dark areas to help you see.

4) Slow down if the other driver is blinding you with his high beam – do not retaliate by doing the same. Think Safety!

5) Turn off or dim your high beams when you’re within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle so you don’t temporarily blind the other driver.

6) When travelling on roads with heavy traffic, use low beam headlights if a vehicle is within 200 meters of your range, to ensure a safe gap.

7) Do not use high beams in rainy or foggy conditions. The water particles of the fog or rain can bounce off brighter lights back at you reducing visibility.

Stay Alert, Stay Alive

We should not accept dangerous and distracted driving on roads. Every driver on the road, especially truck drivers, cab drivers, and delivery executives spend their nights on the go, miles away from their loved ones. They have the right to experience a safe driving experience without risking their lives because of someone else’s fault. Let’s make roads a safe place for everyone and pledge to #DimtheLights! by not using high beams unnecessarily, using dipper at night on highways, and being extra cautious once you’re on the road because another person’s safety is beyond price!!

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