are reflected back toward the source of the light 0012 fig2 shows a schematic of a conventional headlamp system 20 the headlamp system 20 includes a driver side headlamp 22 and a passenger side headlamp 24 the system 20 also includes a power source such as a battery 26 an on off switch 28 and a high low switch 30 the headlamp system 20 is shown in a configuration where the headlamps are in the high beam configuration drivers typically use the high beam configuration in areas of reduced visibility to project a large amount of illumination in front of the vehicle however in a heavily moisture laden atmosphere this additional degree of illumination can actually reduce the visibility of the driver because of the lack of penetration of the illumination through the moisture laden atmosphere and the degree that the illumination is reflected back into the driver 39 s line of sight as explained in reference to fig1 the present invention reduces the degree of illumination that is generally aligned with a driver 39 s line of sight one embodiment of the present invention provides a lower amount of illumination from the driver side of the vehicle to maintain the visibility of.