Residents query daylight road lamps
25 iulie 2011STREET LIGHTS left shining brightly throughout the morning are actually branded a joke.
One eagle-eyed resident has spotted a few high power LED lamps left switched on in broad Daylight – in spite of the council’s plan of turning away countless road lights on primary roads at evening to spend less £20,000.
The night-time switch-off was condemned being a security risk by taxi motorists earlier this week, and now Highworth resident Pat Willis says it is absurd the fact that council seems to possess left some on throughout the day.
The 57-year-old retired lorry driver said: “The Adver experienced an write-up speaking to taxi motorists about how harmful the roads are using the lights away at night.
“I drove to Swindon at lunchtime, and just previous Stratton Fire Station there is a road brightness on total glow.
“Because the council are producing this type of a huge factor about saving a measly £20,000, which I’m positive they could spend less one more way, they need to in fact get their work with each other and turn them away throughout the morning when they are not needed.
“To see these two on throughout the day, I couldn’t support but laugh. it is a joke. It beggars belief.
“The left hand does not know what the most suitable hand is doing.
“I’ve witnessed it loads of instances in Covingham, Dorcan, Greenbridge, Blunsdon. they are dotted right here and there. they are by no means a total row.
“If the council are that worried about money, they ought to be out.”
The two road lights stand on Highworth Road, Stratton, not much in the Rat Trap pub.
But Mr Willis stated he has witnessed it before, and have been he to glimpse tough he is positive of obtaining others.
A council spokesman said: “We haven’t acquired any reviews about this. relaxation assured we can be obtaining somebody out towards the problem.
“If anybody locations any other LED tube lights like that, if they give us a phone call we will investigate.
“It may perhaps be considered a issue using the electrical power supply. We will not know right up until we have investigated.”
Swindon Taxi Association member Andy Lucas, 41, of Stratton, initially complained concerning the council’s night-time switch-off programme, saying it could only worsen path safety.
He said: “It’s not a little something i have seen. it is much more most likely to become a fault that hasn’t been picked up or reported towards the council yet. But if they are on for just about any duration of your time it might negate their savings. I’ll maintain my eye balls peeled.”
