Car dealers are one of the worst offenders of light pollution both for glare and uplighting.
More on light pollution can be found at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution
Light pollution harms all forms of plants, animals, fish and yes even us!
Car dealers reply to our requests for responsible lighting with the comment that it is not their fault. It is a requirement of their insurance companies to flood the lots with white light as it would provide a more true colour rendition for catching indivisuals who choose to vandal vehicles in the lot.
There are many options for lighting which will direct the light down to the ground where we want it and have the added benefit of requiring less wattage, less cost, more environmentally friendly, and more pleasing to potential car buyers.
See some sample car dealer lots in the Fredericton area at this facebook link - facebook not required to view the images:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151400124891713.1073741828.567566712&type=1&l=a569a29954
The dealerships continue to hide behind their insurance policies while the night sky stays washed out by their floodlights. I am tired of the excuses but I am not walking away from this fight.
March 23, 2013
Seeing this grow is exhausting but it proves that people are finally noticing the constant glare from these lots. I am tired of the insurance excuses but the momentum keeps me moving forward.
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Tom Sutton
13 years ago
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total waste of electricity too. those huge floodlights are just blinding everyone driving by at night.
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Sarah Navarro
13 years ago
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MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS SO BRIGHT AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE BLACKOUT CURTAINS JUST TO SLEEP. MAKE THEM FIX IT.
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Mike Barnes
13 years ago
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its so bright you cant even see the stars anymore. just point the lights down at the cars, not into the sky.
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Anonymous user
8 years ago
reducing light pollution is good enough. 0 light pollution is the best.
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Car dealers are one of the worst offenders of light pollution both for glare and uplighting.
More on light pollution can be found at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution
Light pollution harms all forms of plants, animals, fish and yes even us!
Car dealers reply to our requests for responsible lighting with the comment that it is not their fault. It is a requirement of their insurance companies to flood the lots with white light as it would provide a more true colour rendition for catching indivisuals who choose to vandal vehicles in the lot.
There are many options for lighting which will direct the light down to the ground where we want it and have the added benefit of requiring less wattage, less cost, more environmentally friendly, and more pleasing to potential car buyers.
See some sample car dealer lots in the Fredericton area at this facebook link - facebook not required to view the images:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151400124891713.1073741828.567566712&type=1&l=a569a29954
The dealerships continue to hide behind their insurance policies while the night sky stays washed out by their floodlights. I am tired of the excuses but I am not walking away from this fight.
March 23, 2013
Seeing this grow is exhausting but it proves that people are finally noticing the constant glare from these lots. I am tired of the insurance excuses but the momentum keeps me moving forward.
4 Comments
T
Tom Sutton
13 years ago
Featured
total waste of electricity too. those huge floodlights are just blinding everyone driving by at night.
S
Sarah Navarro
13 years ago
Featured
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS SO BRIGHT AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE BLACKOUT CURTAINS JUST TO SLEEP. MAKE THEM FIX IT.
M
Mike Barnes
13 years ago
Featured
its so bright you cant even see the stars anymore. just point the lights down at the cars, not into the sky.
A
Anonymous user
8 years ago
reducing light pollution is good enough. 0 light pollution is the best.
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total waste of electricity too. those huge floodlights are just blinding everyone driving by at night.