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UK May Dim Lights On Major Roads To Save Money, Environment

Posted March 01, 2012 9:59 PM

From Autoblog:

The BBC reports that British authorities are studying whether or not lighting along major roadways should be dimmed or even turned off to save the government money and curb carbon emissions.

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03/02/2012 7:58 AM

Sure it will reduce expenditure and reduce carbon dioxide emissions I hate it when you journalists can't be arsed to get it right. Whether the increase in crime and road incidents will make it worthwhile is what they should be looking at.

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