The new white LED streetlights

[calgarygeologist]

The new LED in front of house it really nice. The spread is certainly not as wide as the old yellow light but the LED doesn't light up the front of my house which is nice. I can leave the blinds open in the bedroom at night now and it would actually be dark in there.

[Northendzone]

There are a couple of these new lights on glen deer circle right by burnco. Every morning they are flashing like you are in a disco.

Thanks ndp

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

There are a couple of these new lights on glen deer circle right by burnco. Every morning they are flashing like you are in a disco.

Thanks ndp Nenshi

[Ahuch]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

There are a couple of these new lights on glen deer circle right by burnco. Every morning they are flashing like you are in a disco.

Thanks ndp

Those drive me nuts, but I guess not nuts enough to bother calling 311

[Ducay]

I find that treating them more as LED thermometers, rather than busted LED lights, really improves my outlook on them. This way I know exactly when it hits -15*

[Drummer]

http://ctv.news/mzG2HYM
Someone suffered a seizure from a strobing LED street light on their street. There are still a bunch around Glenmore east of Deerfoot that are strobing, last time I was over there. Some LEDs that are failing are getting fixed but crews are months behind (supposed to have it fixed within 30 days).

[Fuzz]

You would think they could have designed them with a logic circuit that shuts it off if it isn't functioning properly.

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by T@T

Can I just point out that this is a terrible comparison? I mean the LED 'after' picture looks like it was almost taken in the daytime.

[Fuzz]

Looks like they just cranked the brightness up on the second one.

[firebug]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Looks like they just cranked the brightness up on the second one.

Agreed - even the night sky is brighter with LED lights...

[V]

That's what happens when the sales guys take over.

[mrkajz44]

Originally Posted by Drummer

http://ctv.news/mzG2HYM
Someone suffered a seizure from a strobing LED street light on their street. There are still a bunch around Glenmore east of Deerfoot that are strobing, last time I was over there. Some LEDs that are failing are getting fixed but crews are months behind (supposed to have it fixed within 30 days).

Seems the ones at Glenmore have finally been fixed. I remember reporting a few of them online in early December, so we are well past 30 days. I guess things are still getting done, but just a little slower than hoped.

[Fuzz]

This is where a little competition would really help. Give each light crew a section of the city to work, with the same number of lights. Then make them compete. The team with the fewest dead lights each month gets a bonus, and the team with the most dead lights gets hung from a light pole as warning to the other teams.

[Swift]

After weighing it up over the past couple of months, I think I prefer the older lights.

The new ones are nice and sleek looking for major thoroughfare driving, but driving down Elbow Drive with them and pedestrian crossings are almost completely blacked out. Extremely hard to see if a person is standing there waiting to cross. It probably goes against the cost effectiveness of them, but there almost needs to be more lampposts placed between the existing ones.

[zamler]

Image was taken at a different time of day it should look more like this.

[Fuzz]

More like this

[V]

Originally Posted by Cameron Swift

After weighing it up over the past couple of months, I think I prefer the older lights.

The new ones are nice and sleek looking for major thoroughfare driving, but driving down Elbow Drive with them and pedestrian crossings are almost completely blacked out. Extremely hard to see if a person is standing there waiting to cross. It probably goes against the cost effectiveness of them, but there almost needs to be more lampposts placed between the existing ones.

Every extra pole is another 12000 dollars, plus all the extra maintenance. Doesn't take much before that adds up.

[Drummer]

I'm noticing that some sections of road are getting new LED streetlights for the second time. The replacements are bigger and I assume brighter. Maybe they are doing this because they found the light output is too low. I noticed it on Peigan around 26 St and a spot on Memorial around 36 St.