been driving with the high beams on. I have yet to have somebody flash their high beams at me. Obviously my so called high beams aren't bothering anybody.
One doesn't follow from the other -- it's rare to get flashed any more, that's a thing from the good ol' days that most people don't do any more. Whether it's because they've read dumb stories like this, or maybe it's because they're too busy talking on their phone, but even the most pathetic high beams are not safe to use in traffic, just because of where the light is aimed. Fix whatever's stopping your low beams from working, put in relays and decent wiring and a good set of bulbs, aim the lamps correctly, and presto-change-o, you get to see at night without screwing it up for everyone else on the road with you.