I am not even concerned about the mercury, the slowness to reach peak illumination or the confusion one must go through to find a light that has an attractive luminance.
It is the statist intrusion I find most disturbing!
Low pressure sodium vapor lights are the UGLIEST thing created by man. How would you like your house illuminated by these buzzing orange freaks of nature? I’ve read where 7/11s put these atrocities on the side of their buildings to scare away the thugs. If an armed robber is driven away by these POS lights, why would a normal person like them in their house?