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Importance Of Street Lighting In Cities

By Essie Osborn


Sources of light in in the roads or highway are fixed in poles that are tall enough to make sure the light spreads. The street lighting have a given schedule on when they are put on and when they are to put off at night time. A recent improvement that is more economical and efficient are lamps that have sensitive photocells which have the ability to keep the lights on a dark times and switch it off early in the morning.

The lamps are not only meant to serve the public at night but are also used during the day when there is dark whether for drivers to see clearly. They are usually fixed on tall poles situated alongside the roads and also may be fixed in the utility poles.

Recent information gotten from researchers who carried out their research on all road users says that the use of lights on the road sides has helped cut down the level of crime. It is said that when there is light many people can walk at night without much fear as compared to when it is dark and also much light keeps away criminals.

When these lamps are being put, there should be a consideration of the intensity of light they emit. The one that emit a lot of light are not encouraged for they make one not to see properly. This much light sends one tensing for u cannot see long distances. These road illumination should have minimal light which have the ability to eliminate shadow for one to see clearly.

These lamps may cost a lot to fix and make sure they are maintained in good condition. Although it is not easy to really estimate or know which types of crimes are prevented by lighting or even put a cost on the benefits of the fear cut down, these lamps still remains essential not only to the victims but other people too.

Not only does light reduce bad actions at night but it has an economic importance of making the public to work long hours at night or even overnight which in return improves the development of a region. For an economy to be a 24 hour economy the core thing is always light. Another added advantage of proper illumination on highways and roads is that many accidents are prevented and hence the drivers, bikers and pedestrians are safe.

From the research, it has also been learnt that cities with enough lights at night has helped reduce it by sixty percent. The information is applicable since in most cases the accidents we experience normally occur during the night. This is because in many cities at night there are no traffic police men and so the drivers take advantage to be irresponsible. As much as they may do some warned against behaviors when driving the presence of light still helps a great deal injuries from accidents.

It has there therefore been concluded that the presence of enough illumination is much appreciated by the public and if there may be something that should be done about it is increase its presence. The environmental disadvantage associated with this lighting does not supersede its importance.




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