Draft 2: Reworked the premise.
Driving Under the Illumination
Validity: Must have cars.
Description
While traveling through the rainy @@DEMONYM@@ countryside at night on your way to visit some extended family, you notice your driver struggling to see the road ahead of you due to the absence of any form of road lighting.
Option 1
"Holy Violet!" shrieks your driver, almost swerving into a ditch after narrowly missing a deer that ran across the road. "Unlit roads are plain unsafe and near-impossible to drive on at night, especially in remote areas! People need to be able to drive without risking their lives. Reflective markers and poles on every road along with lighting equipment on the major ones should do the trick."
Effect: seizures are the leading cause of car accidents
Alternate: wearing sunglasses while driving at night is a must
Option 2
"Covering every road in the country with big lights and traffic markers? Are you nuts?" asks Finance Minister @@RANDOMNAME@@, crawling out from underneath your seat. "The rational choice would be to mandate that every car in @@NAME@@ be fitted with powerful headlights and advanced safety features. That way, people can drive safely without us having to fund infrastructure that won't even be needed most of the time."
Effect: next-generation cars are covered in glow-in-the-dark bubble wrap
Option 3
Suddenly, the car screeches to a halt as you see what looks like your Environmental Minister standing on the road ahead of you. She says, "You didn't need any fancy lights to see me! And what about all the light pollution? If anything, we should remove all lights from our nation's roads, so they stop being so disruptive to local wildlife and people living nearby. Also, can I have a lift?"
Effect: vehicle collision reports have never been darker
Option 4
"Now hold on there just a minute!" yells your Minister of Creative Solutions as he hops out of the trunk. "It seems to me the issue is people driving at night. So why don't we just ban people from driving at night? Problem solved!"
Effect: the future of roadside motels is looking bright