Main purpose of high beam?

[dhisky]

Para san ba talaga ito?

Para sa malalabo ang mata at hirap sa gabi mag maneho?
To signal sa nasa unahan mong sasakyan na bigyan ka ng daan?
Sa mga province na madidilim ang daan?

Napansin ko yung mga driver sa province, ginagamit nila pag gabi sa mga curves, to inform daw dun sa opposite lane na wag mag overtake kasi may sasakyan na padaan sa curve.

Newbie driver lang guys

[JohnM]

High beams throw light further down the road. It's also wider than the low beams. It gives you ample time to react to obstacles at highway speeds.

Of course you have to switch back to low beams when another vehicle is ahead regardless of if they're going the opposite way or in the same direction.

[dos2]

Definitely di sya para sa mga malalabo ang mata at hirap magmaneho sa gabi lalu na kung may kasalubong. Dapat wala sa kalsada tong mga to.
Lalung di rin sya para sa mga taong nagpakabit ng pagkadilim dilim na tint tapos para macompensate ang pagiging makasarili eh magpapakabit ng malalakas na ilaw o laging naka high beam.

[cast_no_shadow]

Sobrang dilim na lugar, wala ka kasalubong or wala ka asa harapan

Informing slow car infront to give way (expressway).

Pitik pitik approaching intersection (no traffic lights) during at night, same as pag kurbada yung daan.

While at halt then yung asa unahan mo bumitaw sa preno and hindi niya alam umaatras na siya

[jaypee10]

ang hi beam ay para ding busina para sa gabi..

[StockEngine]

Like a virgin...You will soon know how to use "it"


At night you can switch on your headlight and stand in front of your vehicle(park position of course)

Then try highbeams...and try standing in front of your car...maybe 4 car lengths away

Experience the 55w high beams. Lmao

[Juan Martinez]

Definitely di sya para sa mga malalabo ang mata at hirap magmaneho sa gabi lalu na kung may kasalubong. Dapat wala sa kalsada tong mga to.
Lalung di rin sya para sa mga taong nagpakabit ng pagkadilim dilim na tint tapos para macompensate ang pagiging makasarili eh magpapakabit ng malalakas na ilaw o laging naka high beam.

agree with you bro. madalang din itong magamit tuwing araw, di po ba?

[diaven]

On my own experience, ginagamit ko yung hi beam kapag:

-walang kasalubong/walang sasakyan sa harap ko para mas makita ko yung dadaanan ko
-to give signal dun sa nasa harapan ko na mag-overtake ako
-kapag magovertake ako para makita ko kung meron bang something sa harap pag nagovertake

okay lang po ba yung ganyang habit?

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On my own experience, ginagamit ko yung hi beam kapag:

-walang kasalubong/walang sasakyan sa harap ko para mas makita ko yung dadaanan ko
-to give signal dun sa nasa harapan ko na mag-overtake ako
-kapag magovertake ako para makita ko kung meron bang something sa harap pag nagovertake

okay lang po ba yung ganyang habit?

[Newcomer123]

Useful in carving mountain roads and lonely highway driving, plus warning to overtake or to prompt slower vehicles to give way in the fast lane.

[oj88]

To add, high-beams are meant to be used conservatively and only under the correct conditions. Avoid using it when there are vehicles within 200 meters in front of you. That includes vehicles driving in front of you and those coming from the opposite lane.

Please note that these pictures are NOT up to scale.




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As a point of reference, the Mabini Bridge (formerly Nagtahan Bridge) has a span of about 150 meters.

Also, high-beams allows you to see overhead signages on EDSA and the expressways. If you have to use the high-beam to read them at night and with cars in front of you, do so sparingly.