The headlights are too goddamn bright anymore, and too white. The older yellow bulbs felt a lot gentler on the eyes. Oh, and god help you if you're in a normal

The headlights are too goddamn bright anymore, and too white. The older yellow bulbs felt a lot gentler on the eyes. Oh, and god help you if you're in a normal sedan, because every pickup, SUV, and "crossover" (mini-SUV) is shooting their headlights right at your face. I remember my driver's ed teacher, circa ~2003, teaching us that if the oncoming car has its high beams on, you can look at the white line on the right side of the road and it'll keep you in your lane without getting too dazzled. Didn't really need it much then, but it's become more and more essential over the years. Now sometimes I flash the oncoming driver because I think they've got their high beams on, only to get an absolutely eye-searing flash in return -- they just had over-bright headlights!