>> I recently moved back to Colorado, where for many decades it's commonplace for people to drive everywhere with their high beams always on
Don't they teach in the driving school that you should turn off the high beams when you see a car?
I remember I was taught to turn off the high beams when the car (doesn't matter if you are behind the card or it's coming from opposite direction) is approximately 300m away, or when our lights start to cross each other.
Also, forgetting to turn the beams on and off at night is a good indicator that you are slowly falling asleep behind the wheel.
> Don't they teach in the driving school that you should turn off the high beams when you see a car?
They do. They also teach you to not speed, to keep a safe distance, to signal lane changes, to stop at a red light, not to run a STOP sign, to yield at a YIELD sign, and generally speaking, to avoid dangerous things.
Sometimes people forget, sometimes people don't pay attention. and sometimes, people just don't care.
> Don't they teach in the driving school that you should turn off the high beams when you see a car?
Most Americans don't go to driving school. There are generally deeply lax requirements to be licensed to drive in the US. In Colorado, people are concerned with animal strikes on highways, so run high beams at night to see farther ahead rather than slowing down. It's dumb, but it is what happens.
Don't they teach in the driving school that you should turn off the high beams when you see a car?
I remember I was taught to turn off the high beams when the car (doesn't matter if you are behind the card or it's coming from opposite direction) is approximately 300m away, or when our lights start to cross each other.
Also, forgetting to turn the beams on and off at night is a good indicator that you are slowly falling asleep behind the wheel.