While there may be regulations for the height of tail lights etc, that really doesn't matter at all. The height of headlamps however is crucial. i.e. the height from the road to the middle of the headlamp. Granted that the headlamp should point downwards to some extent, but if it's incredibly high, say on a truck behind a car, if the headlamp is the same height or higher than a car's interior rear vision mirror, the driver will be blinded by the light. My rear vision mirror in a quality British car is 1100mm high (around
43"). Why on earth are headlamps allowed to be higher than 1100mm, anywhere in the world? Is there any conceivable vehicle used on a public road that cannot have its headlamps lower than 1100mm? Please give reasons.- posted
12 years ago