Snow-Covered Stoplights Raise Questions, Risks to Motorists
New choices in traffic signals bring energy efficiency, but have a major flaw; in the meantime, we'll have to wait to hear what if anything can be done, and what we can expect with the new lights to be installed on Janesville Road.
They look the same as their older, incandescent counterparts, but the recent snowstorm has revealed a major flaw in Muskego's stoplights, which are LED. The lower-energy lights emit less heat, and therefore don't melt snow that packs onto the lenses, leaving the intersections basically blind. It's not a problem unique to Muskego, but it got noticed by some of you. Several readers raised the issue on Friday and Saturday, noting that the Martin Drive and Janesville Road intersection, as well as the Moorland Road and Janesville Road lights were affected. By Saturday, we spotted a Muskego Police officer wielding a 15-foot pole at the intersection of Tess Corners Drive and Janesville Road, attempting to knock the white stuff off of the lights…
james b leonard III
8:32 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012
This is not a new problem with LEDS,if they didnt know or anticipate this they should not be designing lighting systems,I agree with richard,a first year electrician apprentice could tell you that........ more ›