SO we wanna go green? Why arent the street lights all LED's?

[pmoa]

Why don't they replace all of the street lights with the LED ones. That could probably help with electricity in the city...Maybe im just talkin out of my a$$

 

[Capt Caveman]

B/c it would be too expensive to do.

 

[EGGO]

Was asked before. Isn't it just expensive as heck? Can LEDs really light the streets that well?

 

[pmoa]

well i meant the stop lights

 

[funkymatt]

stop lights are already LED. so are the "go" and "caution" ones...

 

[pmoa]

Originally posted by: funkymatt
stop lights are already LED. so are the "go" and "caution" ones...

Ok then i attribute it to being in the crappy city of baltimore

 

[NanoStuff]

If we went all green, intersections would be a death trap.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Uhm, cities are doing this: LED Street light installations

 

[0roo0roo]

yup led streetlights already are here.
yellow tends to be left alone since it lasts so long because it is used the least.

lamppost lights...i think it would be costly. they are already very efficient
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_vapor_lamp

 

[Kadarin]

If you replaced all the existing streetlights with LEDs, you'd fill the landfills with (possibly) toxic bulbs and whatnot.

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: NanoStuff
If we went all green, intersections would be a death trap.

:thumbsup:

 

[antyler]

What are they using right now? fluorescent? candescent? Led wouldnt be that much more i dont think. And if it was, it would save money in the long run.

 

[TwiceOver]

They had LED stop lights in the last city I lived in. They were fine except for this one intersection that was just blinding bright at night. I had real troubles with that intersection.