Posted on 02/11/2008 12:29:44 AM PST by bruinbirdman
Street lights in suburban areas are to be switched off after midnight as part of council plans to save energy.
A series of trial blackouts will be carried out over the next few weeks by local authorities in the Home Counties, Hampshire and Essex among others.
Buckinghamshire council is reported to be switching off more than 1,700 lights along 25 miles of road in an attempt to meet energy targets.
It says the scheme will save £100,000 and reduce CO2 emissions by nearly 600 tons a year.
If the trials are successful, all street lamps across the country could be turned off between midnight and 5am.
Other areas taking part in the scheme include Maldon and Uttlesford in Essex, while parts of Hampshire have already carried out pilots.
Residents' groups, police organisations and motoring groups have expressed fear that the darkness could cause increases in crime and road traffic accidents.
A spokesman for the Local Government Association said: "The councils are considering these schemes to both reduce their energy budget and cut down on emissions.
"Areas where street lights will be turned off will be on routes there is little need for them."
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Bet the locals feel real safe
“...in an attempt to meet energy targets”.
Coming soon to a town near you.
Can’t wait to see the actuarial calculations of the worth of a human life, assaults, various injuries, etc. in CO2.
That will increase criminal activity.
What the hell is happening with those Brits??
Exchanging human safety for CO2 emissions?? I’m just shaking my head on those wankers. The PC police has taken over....oh wait, the Muslims beat them to it.
Insanity
how quickly people forget WHY they were introduced in the first place and this all for the fake god that demands submission in the name of co2...
i wonder how many lives will they accept for 600 tons of co2?
1,5, 20 ....??
Hampshire is the county I live in; can’t say I’ve noticed anything but will keep a lookout now this has been brought to my attention
Welcome to North Korea.
The UK...advancing into the Stone Age. Now with new, improved Sharia Law and Darkness.
Take their guns, take their street lights socialism works so well. /sarcasm
Kinda reminds me of Atlas Shrugged.
50 years after a work of fiction was written.
It would be a darned nice thing if, at midnight, the power company employees systematically shut down their respective generating plants and walked out into the darkness.
“The UK...advancing into the Stone Age. Now with new, improved Sharia Law and Darkness.”
Not to mention surrendering to China (see link below). The Brits are becoming the boobs we always thought they were.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968103/posts
This in a country where they arrest homeowners who defend themselves against invaders.
Of course crime will increase, but the buggers in office don’t care.
I wonder when they will go back to conditions during World War Two of blacking out the headlights.
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