you can’t go down the road stopping every time you’re blinded when it’s every fourth car that’s shining laser beams into your eyes. that would be a different kind of dangerous.

in my example, it was actually the driver ahead of me that couldn’t see the pedestrian and nearly hit them; I was barely able to discern them as they crossed in front of the asshole headlights, because I’m very aware of this exact situation. but I certainly don’t blame them for not seeing the pedestrian - they were basically completely invisible, including during the approach on the sidewalk, again because of the stock lowbeam LED headlights shining into our faces. I’ve seen people nearly get into frontals as well because the oncoming car was turning, but nobody could see it because of the headlight glare. personally, yes, I generally don’t go if I’m not sure it’s clear, which is why I watch during intersection approaches so carefully, so that I know what might be hidden behind headlights. but the ugly truth is that sometimes you have to keep driving when you’re blinded, because the alternative is more dangerous. (that does not apply at a four-way stop)