Be nice if everyone just used infrared and/or motion detection. There’s no reason to have outdoor lights on all night.
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XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 year agoIt’s frustrating how many people have security lights aimed wrong. They’re often aimed high, wasting light to the sky, and they’re often mounted low, blinding you walking into your own home and leaving you vulnerable.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This. I’m visually impaired and actually need a lot of light to operate normally.
At one point in my life I lived in a large building where all the hallways were operated by infrared sensors. It was honestly pretty cool to just walk around and get the light I needed without pressing any buttons.
I’ve often thought about how neat it would be if we could do same for outdoor spaces.
ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Or those backyard street lights bright enough an airplane could land with!
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The sad irony is that with no around to monitor the property, these [in]security lights are often just providing light to any thieves. If you see flashlights bobbing in a yard, it’s suspicious. If you see someone walking through someone else’s yard, it might just be the owner. If you light the yard and you aren’t around to look, do the thieves make a sound?