crimson_iris comments on In 2013 the streetlights were yellow

[–] crimson_iris@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I miss sodium lamps. Why does street lighting have to be bright white LEDs?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 20 hours ago

because that's significantly safer, you literally see better under white (or even blueish) light than you do under yellowish light.

look up scotopic vs photopic vision.

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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Because it’s a massive power savings.

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[–] crimson_iris@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago (1 child)

I don't mind LEDs, I just hate that they have to be white.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I've recently moved into a new place, and all the big lights are like, blindingly white. It's not even their brightness per se, but the fact that they are so white.

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[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago (1 child)

LEDs can be yellow. They just buy white.

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

it's "better" for all the fucking cameras everywhere.

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[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 2 points 6 days ago

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