Driving in the countryside, good headlights are *so* much safer.

This is exactly what high beams are for, and even 20 year old cars have very bright high beams that are plenty safe.

The problem referred to in the article is dipped beam headlights being too bright and often too high, which are making things less safe by dazzling other drivers and road users.

	▲	robot-wrangler 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> This is exactly what high beams are for, Judging from comments in this thread, large numbers of people are suggesting that they are actually entitled to blind others because toggling back and forth is an inconvenience for them, and/or the "smart" cars that are auto-toggling high beams have left many drivers completely ignorant that toggling is actually possible. Related question, are cars that have completely removed manually controlling high beams actually street legal?
	▲	darkwater 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'm pretty sure a technical solution can be found that improves normal headlight visibility compared to non-xenon lamps from 10-15-20 years ago WITHOUT blinding incoming traffic. High beam were always blinding, and unless you are completely alone you will not use them, even in the middle of a rural area, so they are out of the equation.

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kedean 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Good headlights are. The modern levels of brightness do not qualify as good headlights. Modern headlights become unsafe as soon as any other person is on the business end of them, due to the fact that they can no longer see properly. It puts other vehicles at the risk of crashing from being blinded, both cars and smaller vehicles like bicycles.