What's up with the blinding white headlights?

[Random Boomer]

50. I always turn on my lights

Just to be clear, I have regular headlights, not the horrible neon lights, which I dread on the few occasions I drive at night.

I turn on my lights for a combination of reasons. It becomes an ingrained habit, rather than a decision making process every time I start the car, so I'm less likely to forget when I really need them at dusk or night. Cars with lights -- even in broad daylight -- are easier to see, and especially true of dark/grey cars that blend into the roadway. (I have a red car, which for a color-blind person probably shows as dark gray on a dark gray street backdrop.)