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		Gordonjcp on Oct 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New EU energy regulation could effectively ban 8K ... Because nobody needs an 80W lightbulb every 25 metres along every road and street wasting electricity and causing light pollution. Cars have lights. Bikes have lights. Streetlights are wasteful and polluting.

benj111 on Oct 18, 2022 [–]

What about pedestrians? What about safety from the increased visibility?

Gordonjcp on Oct 20, 2022 | [–]

There's enough light to see without street lights.

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