My dad was recently telling me that (in the USA) headlights were regulated to something like 130 watts (or amps, idk. It was something about the amount of power used by the bulbs). This was back when halogen bulbs were used for headlights, and there was an effort to try and pump the most amount of brightness out of them while staying within the power limits.

Then LED became more and more common and that power limit was basically a nonissue. Manufacturers could then turn up the brightness as much as they wanted and that’s why headlights are such a problem now

But how else will a soccer mom driving her 2 precious children in nothing less than an 8 seater see where she's going in a well lit city??

She NEEDED that upgraded suspension and if her headlamps don't compete with Star Destroyer turbolasers she won't be able to go anywhere!

Oh I live in Texas. So fuck idiots that don't adjust their lights after getting a lift kit. My poor poor retinas.

Don't forget fog lights 24/7 365 because why should you pay attention to how the moving thing works

As a pizza delivery driver, i advocate for leaving your brights on being punishable as attempted murder, why do you need a nuclear blast to be able to see? This road's longest straight part is not even a quarter mile long

When you flash your brights at someone because you think their brights are on (because they are too bright) and it’s their low beams and they flash you to show you they’re not a jerk, blinding you in the process.

Recently bought a new vehicle and the headlights were adjusted about 2 feet higher than legal (at 50 feet distance). That can be a large part of the problem. If you are getting flashed by people for your normal beams, look this up online and correct it.

I got a loaner with the l.e.d. beams, back when they were not common, they night not have been aimed perfectly, it might've been because there were lots of hills that caused the beams to go up and down, every now and then someone would flash their high beams in the "hey buddy you have your high beams on" at me, and I'd feel a little bit bad, but I had to show them that those weren't the high beams, the high beams were the ones that made them wonder if the sun was still shining. Some day I'll own a car with those beams again.

But yeah, high beams shouldn't be on unless you're in a position to turn them off when you see another car coming, I don't care if you're looking for your lost puppy on the side of the road, if I'm coming and I can't see because you're in front of your car with the high beams on, now it's you, your puppy, and traffic in the other direction at risk.

Speaking of trains: if you happen to drive on a road that parallels a train track, and you see train lights: switch of your brights.

There's a train driver in that train, and he has to watch his track just as you have to watch the road. And no, they don't have magical eyes that don't get blinded by those bright lights.