In support of Andy's comment, bikers in the UK tend to find a MOT test station where the tester isn't a muppet and fails a bike for a visible and useful headlight.
All my bikes have louder than "allegedly legal" pipes and I always ride with high beam, day and night. I prefer to see and be seen/heard. My MOT tester is fine with this and feels that brakes, wheel/head bearings and horn should work, rather than failing the bike because the US Dep Of Transport are justifying their wages.
The only DOT thing my tester is interested in, is the stamp on the tyres, and then only if it hasn't a European "E".
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