>FROM Jan 1, 2010, all newly registered vehicles in Singapore fitted with high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps must have an auto-levelling feature, which is a mechanism that automatically adjusts the headlamp angle irrespective of the car's load.
The new rule is to prevent HID lamps - which are twice as bright as halogen lamps - from blinding oncoming traffic, an increasingly common complaint. Motorists who retrofit their cars with HID lamps will thus run the risk of being caught for illegal modification.
This article was first published in The Straits Times on Feb 23 2008.
