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Jerk Face @ Nov 21st 2007 8:43AM
Awesome. We need these here. There is no argument that could possibly be put together to speak against something like this.
cheezwiz @ Nov 21st 2007 9:43AM
$$$???
Jerk Face @ Nov 21st 2007 9:46AM
@cheezwiz
Not if it saves lives like it is over there. Totally worth it. How about when you're driving at night in the rain and you can't see the lines? That is awful, especially if you've never been to the place you are driving before. With these? That would be a complete non-issue forever. Wouldn't that be nice?
kballs @ Nov 21st 2007 12:58PM
How about getting scraped off by the plow the first time it snows?
naggs @ Nov 21st 2007 1:10PM
as the article pointed out, the drop in insurance fees would more than offset the price of the solar lights.
total no brainer, these should be installed everywhere they could do a bit of good
kballs @ Nov 21st 2007 1:10PM
Also if you install them recessed into the pavement, they'll just be covered in muck, sand, slush, snow, and ice most of the winter so they won't be functional (because they won't collect enough light to charge the batteries).
I have some yard lights that are solar powered LEDs, and even in the summer with all day southern sun exposure they only run about 5-6 hours... in the winter on sunny days they run about 1-2 hours. So even in non-shady areas these road lights wouldn't be lit very long at night.
R @ Nov 21st 2007 2:03PM
Hmm, there's too many variables to compare with your yard lights, but from what you're saying, I suspect the issue lies more with your yard lights. LED's consume very, very little power. All day light exposure should provide you with far more power than 5-6 hours. Either your batteries suck, your solar panels suck, each light has a zillion LED's, or they're not even LED's, where "suck" is just codeword of "obsolete."
Astucia's site claims 10 days of lighting power for 4 hours of bright daylight charging. Some might call it a marketing ploy, but that's far more inline with LED characteristics than what you're describing with your yardlights.