If you don't need the light, then don't turn it on.
Highland Council are looking at ways to cut their expenditure so have consulted local residents on their street lighting. They were asked their opinion of three options:
- Switching the lights off completely in the wee hours
- Dimming the lights
- Switching off every second light
The last option seems to be the most popular, switching off every second light. I guess when it comes to being in public in the dark, we all revert back to a childlike state where we need a nightlight comforter!
Working shifts I get to see quite a lot of places in the dead of night. In the centre of Edinburgh, very few people would even notice if the street lighting was switched off completely between 1am and 4am, particularly in the summer when it's never completely dark.
Hopefully other councils will take note of Highland's consultation and enact their own measures on street lighting.
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