Maximum brightness of headlights

I feel the brightness of some vehicles headlights on the road has reached an absurd level. Times I have passed a vehicle and been blinded by its headlights is beyond countable. I have had times where I could have easily hit a pedestrian simply because I was blinded by the other vehicles headlights. I have also had vehicles behind me with lights so bright that it will induce a headache and leave me with spotty vision. I think it is time to put a stop to this and limit how bright a vehicles headlights can be while they do not have their actual "bright" setting on.