Gee...why don’t they install Spaghetti Bulbs like the want the rest of us to do?
But MOST streetlights are poorly designed:all the light shining up into the sky doesn't help drivers or pedestrians.IF streetlights put 99% of their light shining DOWN onto the road and sidewalks we would only need half as many streetlights.
MANY installed lights send the glare into the eyes of drivers much like driving when the sun is low in the sky.I DESPISE the bright orange lights mounted almost vertically on only one side of the roadway,so as to "illuminate" the road with fewer lights.I suppose a tenth of the light actually falls on the road!"Sun delays" occur here because the sun shining into drivers' eyes;has no one analyzed the effect of poor artificial lights?
Seriously,the problem stems from long-honored practice of installing a cheap,poorly designed item for a purpose;much as house builders use cheap crap flakeboard and wall studs fit only for kindling !The cost of installation usually far exceeds the materials cost.So why don't we insist on well-designed quality that will save in the long run?