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The exterior light I park next to at my apartment went out- I thought it wasn’t a big deal. In 1 week my catalytic converter was stolen. A week later the light
by eulers_secret 4y ago
The exterior light I park next to at my apartment went out- I thought it wasn’t a big deal.
In 1 week my catalytic converter was stolen. A week later the light was fixed (big job, corrosion spread in the wires).
Never had an issue before nor since. Lights matter a lot.
- miguelazo 4y agoThere are street lights that are designed to only cast their glow down. For other lighting, they should be on motion detectors.
- Buttons840 4y agoMaybe one day we'll get smarter motion detectors (like a camera and a computer[0]), that can watch a larger area. A light that only turns on when someone is nearby is an even better deterrent. [0] And hopefully they don't require an internet connection and send all video to a central location.
- miguelazo 4y agoI have been getting LED bulbs that have built-in motion detectors recently. I replaced all of my exterior lights with them and they work very well. You can even temporarily disable the motion detector by just turning the bulb on and off 3 times quickly. They’re from GE, but others make them. https://www.gelighting.com/led-lights/bulbs/e26/ge-led-motion-warm-white-75w-replacement-led-wet-rated-general-purpose-a21 https://www.gelighting.com/led-lights/bulbs/e26/ge-led-motio...
- alwayslikethis 4y agothat sounds quite easy to DIY. Use an IR array to light up the place for the camera, and turn on the visible light when human motion is detected
- giantg2 4y agoI've had motion sensing lights for a long time. I've never had any issues. They have sensitivity setting for range, time setting for how long they stay on, etc. Someone came to my house after dark. I'm pretty sure they were lost. I watched the replay on my cameras and I can confirm that the light clicking on made them jump (not that it would make everyone jump, but still).
- martyvis 4y agoThe thing is if you can see the result of the light shining on the objects of the ground, it also goes up past your eyes into the sky, only to create the reflective smudge there.
- DFHippie 4y agoSure, but unless the ground is paved with mirrors it will be considerably less light.
- miguelazo 4y agoExactly: https://tucson.com/news/local/led-streetlight-conversion-makes-tucson-skies-slightly-darker-says-dark-sky-association/article_68a897b1-feb0-5156-8765-33617197235f.html https://tucson.com/news/local/led-streetlight-conversion-mak...
- themitigating 4y agoMost street lights cast down, the only exception are those globe lights normally used on small town streets.
- stouset 4y agoWhen one light among many is out, that area becomes a target. When no lights are on, nothing sticks out. And your evolved night vision will actually work for the places between where lights used to be.
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoIt depends on where you live
- icedistilled 4y agoBe aware of attributing causal relations to that which has no indication it is not just a coincidence. Lights definitely don't effect catalytic converter thieves in many cities like SF. That's not to say lights in other locations have the same lack of effect. One incidence is not enough to say anything. But also all lights are not equal. All lights are not equal for safety and all lights are not equal for light pollution. Light pollution could be vastly reduced without diminishing needed lighting if the light temperature is warmer and if proper fixtures ensure the light is directed only where needed instead of half of it going directly at my bedroom window like my last couple apartments have done, among other undesired locations.
- s0rce 4y agoConsidering I know people who had their catalytic converters stolen during the day in Oakland...
- themitigating 4y agoCorrelation is not causation