A vehicle headlamp apparatus (30, 230) comprising: right and left lamp units disposed away from each other in a vehicle width direction, each of the lamp units being operable to form at least a low beam light distribution pattern (LoR, LoL) and a high beam light distribution pattern (FL, FR, HiR, HiL); a vehicle detecting section configured to detect a condition of a vehicle ahead of a vehicle (100, 200) on which the vehicle headlamp apparatus (30, 230) is mounted; a pattern determining section configured to determine a light distribution pattern based on the condition of the vehicle ahead; a pattern control section configured to control the lamp units to form the light distribution pattern determined by the pattern determining section; a curve judging section configured to judge whether a road on which the vehicle (100, 200) is traveling is curved and the curve judging section comprises a curve continuity judging section configured to judge whether there is a series of curves; a pattern restricting section (88, 188) configured to restrict, when the curve judging section judges that the road is curved, a selection of the high beam light distribution pattern (FL, FR, HiR, HiL) in at least one of the lamp units, regardless of the light distribution pattern determined by the pattern determining section; when the curve continuity judging section judges that there is a series of curves, the pattern restricting section (88, 188) instructs the pattern control section to form during a predetermined period the low beam light distribution pattern (LoC) with the right and left lamp units; characterized in that if the curve continuity judging section judges that there are no series of curves, the curve continuity judging section judges whether a right and left switching of a steering direction is continuous in a given period of time until the present time, and wherein when the curve continuity judging section judges that the right and left switching of the steering direction is continuous in the given period of time until the present time, the pattern restricting section (88, 188) instructs the pattern control section to form the low beam light distribution pattern (LoC) with the right and left lamp units. right and left lamp units disposed away from each other in a vehicle width direction, each of the lamp units being operable to form at least a low beam light distribution pattern (LoR, LoL) and a high beam light distribution pattern (FL, FR, HiR, HiL); a vehicle detecting section configured to detect a condition of a vehicle ahead of a vehicle (100, 200) on which the vehicle headlamp apparatus (30, 230) is mounted; a pattern determining section configured to determine a light distribution pattern based on the condition of the vehicle ahead; a pattern control section configured to control the lamp units to form the light distribution pattern determined by the pattern determining section; a curve judging section configured to judge whether a road on which the vehicle (100, 200) is traveling is curved and the curve judging section comprises a curve continuity judging section configured to judge whether there is a series of curves; a pattern restricting section (88, 188) configured to restrict, when the curve judging section judges that the road is curved, a selection of the high beam light distribution pattern (FL, FR, HiR, HiL) in at least one of the lamp units, regardless of the light distribution pattern determined by the pattern determining section; when the curve continuity judging section judges that there is a series of curves, the pattern restricting section (88, 188) instructs the pattern control section to form during a predetermined period the low beam light distribution pattern (LoC) with the right and left lamp units; characterized in that if the curve continuity judging section judges that there are no series of curves, the curve continuity judging section judges whether a right and left switching of a steering direction is continuous in a given period of time until the present time, and wherein when the curve continuity judging section judges that the right and left switching of the steering direction is continuous in the given period of time until the present time, the pattern restricting section (88, 188) instructs the pattern control section to form the low beam light distribution pattern (LoC) with the right and left lamp units.