Too many driving with faulty lights

In May, I drove 300 miles. Excluding those cars whose headlights turn off when the turn signal is on, I saw 37 cars with one headlight out, 10 cars with a brake lights out, one car with a tail light out, and nine cars with a running lights or parking lights out.

When I travel to other states, I do not see this. That comes to one light for every 5.25 miles, and I don’t drive when it’s dark, which I believe would add more to my tally.

Fifty years ago the police would pull you over and give you a warning ticket for a light that was out and give you five days to fix it. The police want to do their job. What is preventing that from happening?

Hans Kasper

Bothell