Do outdoor lighting ordinances result in dark and unsafe streets and parking lots?
A – The answer is no, if the ordinance is written properly and the lighting is designed for the proper security requirements. In fact, a properly written ordinance can greatly improve the public’s health and safety while eliminating glare, light trespass, light pollution, and save energy. A well designed ordinance will improve night time driving conditions by eliminating disabling glare sources in the driver’s field of vision. A good ordinance will result in better lit streets by eliminating light pollution and light trespass and putting all the light on the tasks where it is needed. It will account for the effective use of light by allowing the lighting designer to select products with sharp cutoff when it is required to reduce overall brightness and glare. It will result in energy savings by allowing lighting designers to select proper lighting control devices to turn off lighting that is not needed. It will also allow a lighting designer to select products with an appropriate level
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