We took our kids to see the delightful Fantasy of Lights at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos last weekend, which has become a fun holiday tradition. We all have our favorite illuminated display, from the exploding volcano among the dinosaurs and Santa shooting hoops. But one sight left me absolutely mystified as we took the bumper-to-bumper nighttime tour through the park: Who are all these insane parents who stick their kids out the sunroof?

This is something we see every year, but we weren’t five minutes into the 30-minute drive when we had already counted 14 SUVs with kids popping out of the sunroof. We stopped counting after that number had doubled.

Most of the roof watchers were teenagers, but we saw a few older people as well, and way too many elementary school age kids. One woman was driving with one hand and holding her young child up through the sunroof with the other. I know I’m being a bit of a killjoy here, but it makes no sense to me at all — and I grew up at a time when kids regularly eschewed seat belts and freely rode in the back of pickup trucks.

The only message kids get from this is: safety rules don’t matter if you’re doing something fun.

Do people feel safer because they’re driving so slow? I can’t imagine they’d pull this trick on Highway 85 when speeds are just 5 mph. (“Hey Katie, can you get out of your seat and pop your head through the sunroof? Dad needs to know how much farther this backup goes on.”) And at Fantasy of Lights, everyone is driving with their headlights off and are actually looking at bright shiny things on the side of the road.

It’s a recipe for disaster, and I’m surprised — and thankful — that I’ve never heard of someone being injured. The Santa Clara County Parks Department does have lots of signs telling people to stay in their cars, but I think they’re more worried about people getting out and wandering around than the sunroof set. I don’t know, maybe I’m the one totally off base here. What do you think?

HOLIDAY BREW: Santa Clara Valley Brewing Company had a nice crowd at its taproom on Alma Avenue on Saturday for the release of its 2017 Loma Prieta Oatmeal Rye Stout. Brewer Steve Donohue is really excited about the new beer, which comes in two versions — one aged in a bourbon whiskey barrel and the other in a rye whiskey barrel. The bourbon version has a sweeter, more chocolately taste. Either way, it’s not a bad last-minute Christmas gift at $19.99 for a 20-ounce bottle.

Of course, I’m a big fan of the local names Santa Clara Valley Brewing gives to its beers from the Electric Tower IPA to the New Almaden Red. You can check them out, if you’re over 21, at www.scvbrewing.com.

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