Whilst statistics are depicted here indicating deaths and injuries probably attributable to blinding lights, fundamentally it is morally wrong for one set of well protected traffic participants cocooned in airbag padded steel safety cages to attempt to gain a safety advantage at the expense of less conspicuous more vulnerable road users - or to expect people to jump out of their way!

Road deaths from 40 Countries Data Source: OECD annual safety report 2017 The OECD IRTAD say the increase is due to increased vehicle miles but surely as cars have more and more safety features the death tool should not be rising.

Deliberately blinding drivers creates an aggression that cannot be estimated by "traffic experts" resulting in a poor frame of mind hence increased accidents. Similar intangible factors are probably the reason that the introduction of the European seat belt laws did not achieve the full benefits predicted by "traffic experts".  As with ABS and airbags, studies found drivers drove faster due to Risk Compensation.