I’d much rather face an oncoming vehicle without the extra lights. Those extra lights usually are not adjustable and plenty of nice new vehicles have them brighter than the main lights or mis-aimed. On with high beams...I say go for it.
The vehicle lighting arms race is out of control. I actually look at the older vehicles who accidentally left their brights on in amazement as they are almost all easier to face than most newer cars’ low beams. It’s the one thing that would actually get me to support vehicle inspections if I thought they would fix this. In the meantime, I just hold a hand by my face in front of the oncoming lane until the pass. My night vision is acceptable when not constantly blinded by these other vehicles.
While I’m ranting, the worst ones are those super bright little CUV’s with a sharp cutoff that has red and blue hues at the fringe. As they bobble down the road behind me my brain sometimes says “cop”.
