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LED street lights have an additional problem. They are bright but outside of where they cast the light they are dark. Previous types of lights would light up t
by thinkingemote 3y ago
LED street lights have an additional problem. They are bright but outside of where they cast the light they are dark. Previous types of lights would light up the areas around the main lighted area in a diffused way. LED street lights don't.
I've seen many people use their phones as flashlights to navigate while under these worse LED street lights. I never saw this before. Danger has increased and safety decreased.
- Ekaros 3y agoThis feels very stupid design failure. Making wider beam should not be impossible. But I wonder how standardised the spacing is for this to work.
- Sakos 3y agoLight pollution though. Seems like that's more a feature than a bug that might be beneficial for insect and animal life.
- Ekaros 3y agoWith leds and proper design not actually that big issue when they are properly installed. If dark spots are the problem, that indicates there is little light pollution. Just have to extend the beam so it covers only road and slightly beyond.
- theyinwhy 3y agoI would guess lense design could 100% alleviate this problem.
- mint2 3y agoThe blueish white leds that has become default because of a slightly more efficient light output is also worse for glare, eye adjusting, and light pollution. Warmer tone leds are just a small bit less efficient and slightly less inexpensive so the much worse blueish tone is default.