What Is AHO?

Automatic Headlight On (AHO) is the new mandate by the government.We seek to shed some light on what it is.

- Sarmad Kadiri

ALL NEW MOTORCYCLES and scooters that roll into the market need to be equipped with AHO from 1 April 2017 onwards. As if the confusion about BS-III and BS-IV vehicles was not enough, many two-wheeler owners are now puzzled about the new rule concerning AHO. So let’s try to crack the code for the uninitiated.

What Is It?

Most two-wheeler manufacturers term AHO as the ‘All-time Headlight On’ or ‘Automatic Headlight On’ system. As the name suggests, new motorcycles and scooters sold and registered after 1 April 2017 need to have their headlights on at all times. Yes, even during the day. So there’ll be a whole bunch of well-meaning passers-by doing those magician-like hand-signals to remind you that the bike’s headlight is on.