i have hid's in my truck (it's lowered) and the only time i get flashed is when ppl are 20 feet away from me ...i don't knoe about everyone else but i flash ppl when they're way back if i notice there high beams are on...
so my guess is that they are not that bad until some dumb *** stares into the headlight instead of at the road where he should be looking.
and mine are aimed