There is a theory that light near you, in your depth of field of vision, actually causes you to see less, so that is why the high beams turn them off. AFAIK.
I had some large Hella driving lights at one time on a 1979 VW Rabbit, and they shone two spots down the road quite well. I liked them a lot. Now my marshalls on my IM are fogs really they don't give off much light hence I use them for daytime driving. You must have different lenses on yours Gordon.