Editing Headlamp (section)

=== High beam ===
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High beam (main beam, driving beam, full beam) headlamps provide a bright, center-weighted distribution of light with no particular control of light directed towards other road users' eyes. As such, they are only suitable for use when alone on the road, as the glare they produce will dazzle other drivers.

International [[ECE Regulations]] permit higher-intensity high-beam headlamps than are allowed under [[Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108|North American regulations]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Kåre |last=Rumar|title=Relative merits of the U.S. and ECE high-beam maximum intensities and of two- and four-headlamp systems |year=2000|publisher=UMTRI |hdl=2027.42/49438}}</ref>