KCC §16-17.16
When and how to use your car's bright headlights
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section tells drivers when they must use headlights bright enough to see people and cars ahead, and when they must dim them to avoid blinding oncoming drivers. It also sets rules for how high the bright part of the beam can point.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Use of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the time between thirty (30) minutes after sunset and thirty (30) minutes before sunrise, the driver shall use distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion which is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp from which it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead, and in no case higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead.The lowermost distribution of light specified shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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