This seems to be an issue with non US airlines. Taxiing around at JFK at night, it is not uncommon to be blinded by a foreign airline taxiing straight towards you with a bunch of lights right in your face. Seems like common courtesy goes out the window. If you're facing someone, especially at night, turn off your forward facing lights!
I feel your pain...seems that airmanship is more and more inexistent on the ground..
No idea why airlines want to use taxi lights for take off,(airbus being different as they have a T/O taxi light position) ,runway turnoff during taxi,wing ice light at the gate or taxi....
YouR aircraft is large,,,dont worry people will see you at night even if you forgot to switch on your wing light...
At underlighted,active backtrack or simply middle of nowhere airports then yes please light up that christams tree..it might be useful but please switch off these forward facing lights when someone is in front of you even if you taxi...