Nothing Happens At Ten 2009

Blue Light Special

You have probably seen those super-bright, blue headlights on cars. Those are high intensity arc lamps, and they are way brighter than they need to be to allow folks to see well enough to drive around. One of those cars found me this morning.

It is dark out when I drive down to the train station in the morning to catch my train to work. That is because I leave the house a six a.m. The streets are pretty empty at that time because most people are still in bed. Well, this morning on the way to the station, one of those Yuppie cars with the blue lights found me, and drove right up behind me and let me have it with both beams.

I had to lean over toward the middle of the car to avoid the Klieg lights reflecting off the side mirror and blinding me. It was annoying.

So, here is a philosophical question. Does the use of those lights turn people into morons, or do you have to be a moron in the first place to buy them and put them on your car?