Interpretation of Motorcycle Common Sense: Why are the headlights of sports cars and motorcycles often only on one side?
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(Summary description)Presumably this is a question in many people’s minds. Even those who play motorcycles don’t necessarily know it. Whenever they encounter a sports car and buy a motorcycle and drive on the street, the
Interpretation of Motorcycle Common Sense: Why are the headlights of sports cars and motorcycles often only on one side?
(Summary description)Presumably this is a question in many people’s minds. Even those who play motorcycles don’t necessarily know it. Whenever they encounter a sports car and buy a motorcycle and drive on the street, the
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Why do many sports car (imitation racing) motorcycle headlights only light up on one side?
Presumably this is a question in many people’s minds. Even those who play motorcycles don’t necessarily know it. Whenever they encounter a sports car and buy a motorcycle and drive on the street, the headlights are always on on one side, generally. It is said that sports cars have dual-lamp designs, such as CBR600, CBR1000rr, Yamaha R1, ZX-10R, etc., so why are they reduced to "cyclops"?
In fact, the manufacturer deliberately did it for safety reasons. In the European and North American markets, motorcycles need to turn on their headlights during the day to increase the alertness to other vehicles and avoid accidents, especially in the United Kingdom. Because of the perennial foggy environment, Thailand also recognizes the same safety benefits. Therefore, many countries stipulate that motorcycle headlights must be turned on during the day, so many imported motorcycles turn on the power headlights automatically.
Therefore, when you see the motorcycle coming in the opposite direction, the light is only on one side. This is not because the light is broken, but because the motorcycle is designed to bring safety to the driver. There are two headlights on a sports car, usually one is the low beam and the other is the high beam, and the low beam is a mandatory always-on mode, so you often see "cyclops".
In the past, even with two headlights, motorcyclists used only one light at night, and many motorcycles did not even have a switch to turn on both lights at the same time. But now basically many sports cars and motorcycles, when the high beam is turned on, the two headlights will light up at the same time.
When car drivers want to change lanes or turn, they will look at the rearview mirror to observe the oncoming cars. Especially when it's dark, you can judge the distance of the motorcycle from the headlights that light up (the headlights will turn on when the headlights become low when following the car).
If the motorcycle has double headlights on, it means that the motorcycle is far away and is safe enough to change lanes. Seeing this, there must be people who want to ask the driver who encounters that kind of constant light? This situation can only be changed according to circumstances. After all, the manufacturer is designing for safety with good intentions, but the consequences of not using it will naturally be borne by yourself.
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