I don’t get the LED ban. I had no idea there were health risks. Do they have mercury in them like the “flourescent bulbs” that the government mandates?
There are NO health risks from LED lighting, unless you damage your eyes by looking directly into them.
[ Outdoor LED Lights Banned in Hopkinton: In the small town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, LED lights will no longer be displayed outdoors after a new council ordinance banned them. In introducing the ban, Councilor Capalbo asserted that LED signs pose a direct threat to the town’s environment and citizens’ health, saying, “The intent is to prevent the use of self-illuminated, diode driven signage, both for health and safety.” It’s unclear if the council believes the open flame on torches would be a healthier and safer option for citizens hoping to see while they are outside at night. ]
I don’ get it either, unless they are talkiing about the “Giant LED Television “ display signage???? And if they are going to ban them they might as well ban billboards...
So you could build a giant Sign that uses a CRT? or use a projector? I don;t get what these ninnies are wanting...
LEDs use far less energy then giant light display signs that use regular light bulbs... frickin’ morons...
You can't imagine the amount of photonic particulates that are violently emitted from these LED lights. It is disturbing and dangerous for humans to be over exposed to photons. They should ban photonic exposure. Then "Big LED" would care about our safety.
It’s not banning the lights, it’s banning the signs. The big trend in billboards now is animated signs with LEDs. They tend to be pretty distracting, not to mention ugly. I don’t know about ban worthy, but I’ll enjoy the day the trend dies... except they’ll probably be replaced by something that annoys more.
It’s for animated LED signage. The light police also feel that LEDs have too much blue in them, which can interfere with the “circadian rhythms” of wildlife.
The legislation is directed at led advertising signs, not government streetlights and stoplights, which greens lile.