South Australian Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (LIGHT VEHICLE STANDARDS) RULES 2018 (NO 5 OF 2018) - REG 78

78—Effective range of headlights

        (1)         This rule applies to a headlight that is on at night.

        (2)         A low-beam headlight must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 25 metres.

        (3)         A high-beam headlight must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 50 metres.

        (4)         However, a low-beam headlight fitted to a motor vehicle built before 1931, or a moped, need only illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for 12 metres.