Monday, November 19, 2007

What's up with that?

Last night I played tennis with a friend. It was after dark but the courts were well lit. Adjacent to the tennis courts was a basketball court. No lights. This isn't the first time I've noticed such a design. Why not light those as well?

Is the bouncing of a basketball so loud that it's a nuisance? I'm inclined to think this isn't the answer since the park was a good distance from any homes. Is there greater demand for tennis at night than basketball? Are they trying to keep away the types of people who would play basketball after dark? Is there something else I'm missing?

2 comments:

Will said...

Revealed preference... nobody plays basketball at night in the park thus there's no preference to do so. :-)

Jason said...

Funny enough, two young parents were there with their young boy trying to play anyways.