TU Tour of Lights

[PonderInc]

The acorn lights at TU (and everywhere else in town) create the same problem.  You can't see around them, and your eyes can't penetrate into the shadows. It would be much easier to "lurk" and hide in the deep shadows created by these lights, than if they had chosen full-cutoff lights.  

I was recently walking near the Washingon Monument reflecting pond in DC...which has made the same mistake and installed Acorn lights.  I felt threatened b/c I COULDN'T SEE MY SURROUNDINGS!  All I could see were bright glare bombs.

You can experience the same problem when walking on a residential street at night facing traffic.  When a car (especially with bright lights) approaches, you can't even see the ground at your feet.  Everything but the headlights turns black, and you have the sensation that you might fall into a hole at any moment.

By the way, I went to TU back in the "dark ages" in the late 80's.  Walked all over campus at all hours of the night.  Always felt very safe (except for that one creepy janitor who worked at Ack-Ack at night...).