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High beam for a High Beam makes both drivers Blind | A common driving mistake that has been often overlooked

 The office got over you're returning home at night and while you are driving, a high blinding beam of light hits you in the eye. All of a sudden a blackout and the next thing you know is you are lying in ER of a hospital. You try to recall what happened and all you remember is the flash of light. I know many of you are struggling right now to get my point. I'm talking about the light from vehicle's headlamp. I hope you all know there are two basic light intensity settings for headlamp which are to be used in different light conditions: 1. Low beam(dipper) When area surrounding your vehicle has plenty of light coming from different sources. The light sources can be: ▪ Streetlights  ▪ Lights outside shops, houses etc. ▪ Lights from the oncoming traffic and many more. Under these conditions the driver should and must use low beam intensity. Firstly due the above sources the visibility already above 200 meters and secondly it may distort the vision of other driv...

Social distancing : A myth of Unlocked INDIA

What has been the most effective tool in tackling the virus spread ? Social distancing, use of masks and sanitizers. The chief weapons against the COVID-19 infections until a proper vaccine is brewed for the purpose. During the first 60 days of the nationwide lockdown the so called tools were the golden rules of survival. These rules were enforced so effectively, helped to curb the virus spread effectively. When India returned to action in Unlock 1.0 the so effective hard and fast rule all of a sudden started to disappear. With consecutive phases of Unlock the rule of social distancing is now hardly found except in some places such as Airports and railway stations.