Dangerously bad light?

It has been argued before on Cricket Burble that the amount of protective equipment available to the modern batsman means that they are never truly in danger in the way that the batsman were in pre-helmet days. And that is what makes the regular stopping of play for bad light such a farce.

As many observers have pointed out after West Indies chose to go off for bad light yesterday because they mistakenly thought they were winning on the D/L method, what does it matter whether they were ahead or behind? The only reason for going off is the potential danger to the players, and that doesn't change based on the state of the match.

Perhaps this could actually be a blessing showing up the bad light law to be what it is - something that one side uses to gain tactical advantage. Bad light should be something to be endured like heavy cloud cover allowing the ball to swing. On that most club cricketers are agreed, having played through "bad" light most weeks for their careers. When will things be changed? Anyone's guess.