It amazes me that the Euro-pattern headlamps are still illegal in the USA, but these stupid HID lights are legal. It seems like the DOT wants you to just splash light all over the road with little regard for oncoming motorists.
I had Euro pattern headlamps in the past, and my wife's Mercedes has them. You can actually see the pattern on the road, and as long as they are adjusted properly they are fantastic. When I drive her car at night it is a blessing compared to US spec headlamp patterns. A longer beam of light down the right side than the left gives good visibility to the curb/ditch/ etc without blinding oncoming drivers.
Of course, this is why British cars have headlamp adjusters so when you drive on the continent (our side of the road) you don't blind oncoming motorists with the extra light on the left side (their kerb, our oncoming traffic)
I had Euro pattern headlamps in the past, and my wife's Mercedes has them. You can actually see the pattern on the road, and as long as they are adjusted properly they are fantastic. When I drive her car at night it is a blessing compared to US spec headlamp patterns. A longer beam of light down the right side than the left gives good visibility to the curb/ditch/ etc without blinding oncoming drivers.
Of course, this is why British cars have headlamp adjusters so when you drive on the continent (our side of the road) you don't blind oncoming motorists with the extra light on the left side (their kerb, our oncoming traffic)
