It is often just coincidence. It is only because you are there that you actually notice them going out. Sometimes it is because of vibrations due to passing traffic.
Street lights are illuminated. They emit light to illuminate the surrounding area.
Photocells are used in automatic street lights to detect ambient light levels. When it gets dark, the photocell detects the decrease in light and triggers the street light to turn on. This helps in energy conservation by ensuring that the street lights are only on when needed.
Yes, street lights are a type of indirect lighting as they illuminate the surrounding area rather than shining directly down onto the street. The light is diffused and spreads out to ensure better visibility in the surroundings.
Street lights in the fog can actually reduce visibility for drivers and pedestrians by creating a glare effect. The light from the street lights can reflect off the fog, making it harder to see clearly. This can make it more difficult for drivers to see the road ahead and for pedestrians to be seen by drivers.
Concave mirrors are typically used in street lights. These mirrors help to gather and reflect light in a controlled manner, directing the light downwards to illuminate the street below and increase visibility for drivers and pedestrians.
Nothing. Just walk down a narrow street and there it is. Best time is early evening when the lights are on the fountain. Have a gelato while there.
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Street lights throughout the UK tend to come on at about sunset, so the time varies through the year.
Street lights help pedestrians to walk safely after sunset. The car drivers find it convenient to drive smoothly,as driving in a highway without street light is a nightmare. Well, the hellogene lights emits particles that are injurious to eyesight and human skin. On the humourous note, street lights cause inconvenience to those who commit highway robbery and darkness is the precondition to their professional job !
I have been wondering this for some time now and finally found out that it is Taylor Hicks.
Street Lights - song - was created in 2008.
From memory, I estimate that Walthamstow High Street first had traffic lights half way down. As a schoolboy, I remember riding my bicycle from Willow Walk across the High Strret to Palmerston Road.
Walk Down the Street was created in 2005.
Walk the Dark Street was created in 1956.
The orange lights on top of the street lights in NYC indicate fire alarm boxes.
If you walk from one street corner to another street corner (without crossing the street) then you have walked a block
Street lights date back thousands of years. As early as the 4th century Antioch had street lights. Street lights were also used in the 9-10 centuries by the Arab Empire. In 1417 in London Henry Bastien ordered lanterns to be hung on winter nights and by 1792 William Murdoch had installed gas lights in London. In the United States Ben Franklin helped with street lights and by 1816 Baltimore was the first city to have street lights.