Traffic lights: Christmas tree ornaments for the road

I did something stupid today.
OK, but first I did something smart. I went to the eye doc and got myself new glasses! So, that's part two of my NY resolution taken care of.
However, during the eye exam, they gave me eye drops that dilated my pupils. If you aren't familiar with this, it basically f@#$s with your ability to see anything clearly and in focus. I made it home ok...
but, here is where i did something stupid. I set out again this evening for the gym and to do some other errands. As I'm driving, I notice that all the lights have this strange effect: the light emanates from its source like stars. It was a rather beautiful effect; it seemed like i was driving through the stars, or a christmas tree. However, this created quite a bit of glare. Me being stubborn, I continued on to the gym, but I decided to wait on the other errands.
Driving with dilated pupils? Some tips:
The really bright, white stars are usually attached to rolling steel-encased vehicular missiles, going in the opposite directions. Like in usual driving, it is best to avoid the bright, white stars.
The red and green stars floating in the air indicated stop and go...just like in usual driving.
If there were three red stars in a rectangular cluster, that meant someone in front of me was stopping.
Thankfully, nothing bad happened. I just wasn't terribly brilliant of me to be out on the roads.
Overall, the whites, greens and reds glowed like lights on a christmas tree. I never thought of them that way before.