Headlamps
4.05??(1) A motor vehicle must be equipped with either one or 2 headlamps mounted on each side of the front of the vehicle and capable of displaying white light.
(2) The headlamps must be mounted at a height of not less than 56 cm and not more than 1.37?m.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to highway construction and maintenance equipment.
(4) Despite subsection (1), a motorcycle must be equipped with at least one and not more than 2 headlamps.
(5) A motorcycle manufactured after December 31, 1974 must be equipped with a headlamp or headlamps which automatically turn on when the engine of the motorcycle is started and which remain illuminated as long as the engine is running.
(6) The headlamp on a motorcycle travelling at less than 50 km/h must reveal an object at a distance of 30?m.
(7) The headlamp on a motorcycle travelling at 50 km/h or more must reveal an object at a distance of 60?m.
(8) A motorcycle may be equipped with modulating headlamps if the headlamps comply with section 5.6 of the Technical Standards Document No.?108, Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Canada).
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
Multiple beam headlamps
4.06??(1) The headlamps of a motor vehicle must function so that the driver may select lamps capable of displaying
(a) an upper beam of light which, regardless of the load on the vehicle, will reveal an object at a distance of 100?m, and
(b) a lower beam of light which, regardless of the load on the vehicle, will reveal an object at a distance of 30 m and the high intensity portion of the lower beam will not strike the eye of an oncoming driver.
(2) The lighting system must include a tell-tale lamp which clearly indicates when the upper beam of light is being displayed.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a motor vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1940.
(4) If an automatic dimmer switch is installed, the device must have a manual control.
(5) A person who drives or operates a motor vehicle must not illuminate the upper beam of a headlamp if another motor vehicle is within a distance of 150?m from that vehicle, unless the driver has overtaken and passed the other vehicle, so that the high intensity portion of the beam does not strike or reflect into the eye of the other driver.
(6) Whenever a motor vehicle is parked or standing on a highway, the upper beam of the motor vehicle headlamps must not be illuminated.
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
eadlamp"?means a lamp, mounted on a motor vehicle, that is capable of displaying white light, the rays of which are projected forward, but does not include a spotlamp, cowl lamp, parking lamp, fog lamp, clearance lamp, auxiliary driving lamp or daytime running lamp;
4.05??(1) A motor vehicle must be equipped with either one or 2 headlamps mounted on each side of the front of the vehicle and capable of displaying white light.
(2) The headlamps must be mounted at a height of not less than 56 cm and not more than 1.37?m.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to highway construction and maintenance equipment.
(4) Despite subsection (1), a motorcycle must be equipped with at least one and not more than 2 headlamps.
(5) A motorcycle manufactured after December 31, 1974 must be equipped with a headlamp or headlamps which automatically turn on when the engine of the motorcycle is started and which remain illuminated as long as the engine is running.
(6) The headlamp on a motorcycle travelling at less than 50 km/h must reveal an object at a distance of 30?m.
(7) The headlamp on a motorcycle travelling at 50 km/h or more must reveal an object at a distance of 60?m.
(8) A motorcycle may be equipped with modulating headlamps if the headlamps comply with section 5.6 of the Technical Standards Document No.?108, Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Canada).
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
Multiple beam headlamps
4.06??(1) The headlamps of a motor vehicle must function so that the driver may select lamps capable of displaying
(a) an upper beam of light which, regardless of the load on the vehicle, will reveal an object at a distance of 100?m, and
(b) a lower beam of light which, regardless of the load on the vehicle, will reveal an object at a distance of 30 m and the high intensity portion of the lower beam will not strike the eye of an oncoming driver.
(2) The lighting system must include a tell-tale lamp which clearly indicates when the upper beam of light is being displayed.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a motor vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1940.
(4) If an automatic dimmer switch is installed, the device must have a manual control.
(5) A person who drives or operates a motor vehicle must not illuminate the upper beam of a headlamp if another motor vehicle is within a distance of 150?m from that vehicle, unless the driver has overtaken and passed the other vehicle, so that the high intensity portion of the beam does not strike or reflect into the eye of the other driver.
(6) Whenever a motor vehicle is parked or standing on a highway, the upper beam of the motor vehicle headlamps must not be illuminated.
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
eadlamp"?means a lamp, mounted on a motor vehicle, that is capable of displaying white light, the rays of which are projected forward, but does not include a spotlamp, cowl lamp, parking lamp, fog lamp, clearance lamp, auxiliary driving lamp or daytime running lamp;