Think about it: which has more crime city or suburban or rural areas? Which has the most lighting?
High crime areas are very brightly lit and it doesn't seem to be helping.
Ummm...ahh...NO. Modern lighting might be efficient at generating light - but horrible at delivering it. If you buy a car that's very fuel efficient, but has a hole in the gas tank, is it really efficient? No.
PS Incandescents don't approx sunlight. Not even close. I guess people buy them because they're cheap, but they are horribly inefficient.
Straw man argument: The article never stated people were dropping dead in their tracks because of outdoor lighting. So who's exagerating now?
Anyway, there has been growing evidence that there are links between bad lighting and cancer and other enviromental damage. A lot of people are recognizing that it is a real problem. Light pollution should be treated exactly like noise pollution.
I don't think the SUV comment was misplaced at all. HID lights in SUV and trucks becoming more and more common. In cars low to the ground, its not so bad, but with trucks it's horrible. The lights are really blinding.
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Think about it: which has more crime city or suburban or rural areas? Which has the most lighting? High crime areas are very brightly lit and it doesn't seem to be helping.
Ummm...ahh...NO. Modern lighting might be efficient at generating light - but horrible at delivering it. If you buy a car that's very fuel efficient, but has a hole in the gas tank, is it really efficient? No. PS Incandescents don't approx sunlight. Not even close. I guess people buy them because they're cheap, but they are horribly inefficient.
Straw man argument: The article never stated people were dropping dead in their tracks because of outdoor lighting. So who's exagerating now? Anyway, there has been growing evidence that there are links between bad lighting and cancer and other enviromental damage. A lot of people are recognizing that it is a real problem. Light pollution should be treated exactly like noise pollution.
I don't think the SUV comment was misplaced at all. HID lights in SUV and trucks becoming more and more common. In cars low to the ground, its not so bad, but with trucks it's horrible. The lights are really blinding.