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Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior, MoI, warned motorists driving at night without turning on the vehicle's lights are violating Article 70 of the Traffic Law.
The Ministry in a social media post stated that motorists must ensure that vehicle lights are functional and switched on before embarking on any journey at nights.
The Article 70 of the Traffic Law stated that it is not permissible to drive a vehicle on the road during the period from the sunset to the sunrise or when visibility is poor due to weather conditions during the daylight hours, except by using the vehicle lights.
For vehicles, motorists are required to use the dipped beam headlights, the two rear lights, and the rear plate light.
Full beam headlight shall not be switched on during parking.
The full beam headlight should be changed to the dipped beam headlight or sidelights when meeting another vehicle at reasonable distance, in order to prevent dazzling eyesight.
Also the law stated that no red lights in front of the vehicle shall be shown, just white light in ordinary cases and yellow light in cases of fog.
For motorcycles and bicycles, the rider should ensure that the headlights at the front of motorcycles or bicycles, rear lights at the back of motorcycles, and a light not adjacent to driver at the rear or side vehicle with rear reflector for bicycles.
The violation of Article 70 attracts penalties as stipulated in Article 95 of the Traffic Law that the offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one week and not more than one year and a fine of not less than three thousand riyals and not more than ten thousand riyals or by one of these two penalties.
