When must you use dipped headlights during the day?

Answer 1

Rules on the use of dipped headlights varies depending on country/state where you are driving.

In the USA:

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when Visibility is less than 200 feet:

South Dakota and Tennessee.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when Visibility is less than 400 feet:

North Carolina.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when Visibility is less than 500 feet:

Arizona, Connecticut, Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when Visibility is less than 1000 feet:

Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when windscreen wipers are in use:

Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when there are adverse conditions such as Rain, Smoke or Fog:

In Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin (DRLs may be used instead) and Wyoming.

The following State(s) require Dipped Headlights to be used during the day when driving through construction zones:

Pennsylvania.

In the EU:

The following countries require dipped headlights or Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) to be used during the day:

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland

The following countries require dipped headlights or Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) to be used when not driving in populated areas:

Italy, Hungary and Romania.

The following countries require dipped headlights or Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) to be used in signed areas:

Portugal

The following countries require motorcycle dipped headlights to be used during the day:

Belgium, France and Spain.