No, no confusion. The only people that seem 'confused' by it are ninja cyclists riding with no lights (or barely visible blinkies that you can't really see at all, anyway)

I've got mine aimed about two car lengths ahead of me... there's lots of spill to illuminate signs and the sides, but the hot spot starts around 20-25 feet ahead of me and extends about 15 feet in the roadway. Mine is mounted upside down so it's hanging under the bars (mostly to make it less visible while parked)

I've only had one person cut me off since I've been running the magicshine.... compared to about 1 a night before that. Most importantly, though... I have NO problem seeing road hazards... potholes, branches, snow, pedestrians, ninja cyclists, people getting ready to open their car door, etc.... It has prevented two collisions with ninja cyclists that I can say with pretty good certainty WOULD have occurred with my Cateye headlight.