I tend to agree. Headlight systems in the US are the worst anywhere. Lights in Europe are much better at lighting up the roads and the signs. And things got much worse after the shift to these garbage plastic headlight lenses. I had an RX-7 with a set of 7 inch round Cibie Z-Beam Headlight (with 90W/110W bulbs) and they did a much better job than stock 7 inch round lights. A good compromise on some cars (if you have room) is install a set of Cibie Fog / Driving light combos under the bumper. You then turn on Fogs for bad weather or Driving Light for when on dark back roads. Either one, used in conjunction with either Low Beam or High Beam headlights, makes a big improvement on roadway illumination.