The high beam is reserved for road mofos, hoggers and extremely
dim road conditions, in the same order. Fog lights are on whenever
headlights are on, for vanity, decorative purposes. Nope, the fog
lights are dipped and dimmer than headlights, not glaring at
all.
Apart from that, whether high beam or not, I find drivers with
HID/white lights on any other night especially inconsiderate
towards other road users. There is no use for HID lights, they
should be banned because they are road hazards.
Method 1) When there is opportunity for these mofos to overtake,
don't hesitate, switch on the high beam and follow until they
switch lanes.
Method 2) If there is no opportunity to overtake, intermittent
irritating braking, until they switch lanes and overtake.
When these mofos overtake, use Method 1.
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I usually dodge the glare by changing lanes or moving further
ahead.
A dangerous and common scenario though, is stopping at the red
light with those things shining directly from the opposite traffic
waiting to turn right, that is the worst.
It really pierces the eyes causing brief blindness. You are
stationary and stuck, but cannot keep from looking straight because
there is the green light, pedestrians and surrounding conditions to
think about.
It is no different from shining a HID flashlight at someone
moments before he crosses the road.
