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starlitstreets
electricity for outdoor lighting that switches off on clear nights for a better view of the sky | |
In an effort to reduce electricity use and put
out less light pollution, a municipality could
mandate that bright outdoor lighting be shut
off on clear nights.
To make this easier, a power utility could
install switches for outdoor home lighting
that can be centrally controlled from the
grid
to be switched on when it's dark and cloudy,
or foggy. Our house is already wired with a
similar device that turns on and off our air
conditioner at times more efficient for them
while still allowing us to effectively cool our
house.
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I think many street lamps have light
detecting sensors built into them,
though the
idea for collectively turning them off to
enable the viewing of a night sky has
merit, but watch the crime statistics ! + |
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Lisa Simpson asked me to bun you. |
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Using lighting that doesn't shine upwards is another way of helping, doesn't affect the crime stats (except for the odd parachuting cat-burglar that slips through) and has been adopted in some places. |
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change your name to really lovely dork |
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In order to implement the idea without crime rates soaring, motion sensors could activate each street light and the ones adjacent to them only if there is movement. |
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less light pollution would be nice. |
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Crime rates? We here have the capability - with motion sensing, MP3 playing, Bluetooth networked garden gnomes - to halt any dark-induced crime wave! |
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//motion sensors could activate each street light and the ones adjacent to them only if there is movement. |
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That would ruin it for anybody who who's out trying to enjoy it. The crime rate issue could be solved by issuing NVGs to the cops, which would be paid for in time by the reduced city power bill. |
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(sorry, for those unfamiliar with the acronym, NVGs = Night Vision Goggles) |
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I don't see that crime would be a problem; where these systems are in use you'd just need to put up "NO CRIME ALLOWED" notices. [+] |
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Or night vision/infrared (2 in one) cameras. With bright LEDs on them so everyone knows they're there. Actually, dummy cameras with flashing LEDs on them and panning action triggered by motion-sensor would be much more cost-effective and would achieve the same result (they sell 2-packs of these in Wal-Mart for 8 bucks). |
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I assume the municipality would similarly mandate that vehicles drive without headlights. |
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<rant> They should mandate that headlights on new vehicles shouldn't exceed 1990 levels of lumen. Kind of a Kyoto Protocol initiative to restore some sense to the current manufacturers' Red Queen-esque headlight power race. </rant> |
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I agree with your rant, texticle. |
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//motion sensors//
Aren't "crime sensors" what we really need to make this work? |
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Wouldn't the muggers just watch the weather channel more? |
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I'm not sure I would like the strobe effect of several someones getting mugged outside of my house. |
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