Street lighting....can it be turned off?

[dirty boy]

I live at the very edge of a village, there's a street light 'nearly' opposite my front window, it doesn't bother me that much (I had one directly opposite at my old house) but, the volume of traffic is almost non-existant, and pedestrians are very few and far between on my road.

Basically, it's lighting up a field more than the road, and if it were off, i'd have a lovely view of the field and stars at night, which would be nice.

Would the council look into this at all? What reasons would there be to say no?

[Plotloss]

Some lampposts have a switch behind the access plate...

[jammy_basturd]

Some lamposts switch off when dealt with a kick to the access plate of suitable force.

Apparrently.

[Groober]

Tell them that it will reduce the carbon footprint of the village and you want it done for the good of the planet and not so you can have a nice veiw and you will have a concil eco-wombel round in no time.

[Oakey]

jammy_basturd said:

Some lamposts switch off when dealt with a kick to the access plate of suitable force.

Apparrently.

That's what I was going to suggest.

Also, if it's as isolated as you say it is, and you don't think anyone will notice (or you'll get caught) you could always use a ladder to reach the top and unscrew the light sensor that tells it when to turn on and off.

[Menguin]

jammy_basturd said:

Some lamposts switch off when dealt with a kick to the access plate of suitable force.

Apparrently.

They always turn back on after a while though!

Apparently.

[dirty boy]

My neighbours mentioned it the other day, they've been there 20 odd years though.

I want to do something about it.

A bit further up the road the village has houses on both sides of the road but no lighting, so seems strange to have it where we are, probably a reason though...

a kick it is.

cheers guys

[rhinochopig]

When we were kids, we used to do our bit for the environment by climbing to the top of the lampost and rotating the light-detecting-shuftyscope. It would turn the light off. I have no idea whether this feature is still fitted or whether it indeed works now. Did the in 80s though.

[acf8181]

Shoot out the bulb?

[dirty boy]

As kids we used to strap a 'hoop and backboard' to the lamp post for games of basketball, after a while it would die, however, the council were quick to replace the bulb or whatever to resolve it.

I guess it's like the back plate?

I'll see what happens.

[jammy_basturd]

One thing with the kick method though, 'I was told' that it works quite well the older concrete lamposts, but not quite so well with the new metal ones.

[markh1]

jammy_basturd said:

One thing with the kick method though, 'I was told' that it works quite well the older concrete lamposts, but not quite so well with the new metal ones.

Yes the kicking does work short term. When I was at uni there was a road into halls (inside the ground of the uni) that often after a few beers I would run along and see if I could kick them all and turn them all off. It was just possible to do it before the first one switched on again. Simple joys of being a drunk student!

[parakitaMol.]

I might be wrong but I think there is going to be/has been a trial on the M5 (?) of turning lighting off in certain stretches during the night.

[crossle]

Air rifle?

HTH

[jammy_basturd]

markh1 said:

jammy_basturd said:

One thing with the kick method though, 'I was told' that it works quite well the older concrete lamposts, but not quite so well with the new metal ones.

Yes the kicking does work short term. When I was at uni there was a road into halls (inside the ground of the uni) that often after a few beers I would run along and see if I could kick them all and turn them all off. It was just possible to do it before the first one switched on again. Simple joys of being a drunk student!

Such mindless vandalism! I was in no way talking from person experience!

[lawrence567]

Climb it, unsscrew the bulb

[oggs]

Some posts can be opened with a gas/electric meter box key...... apparently.
Where you "might" find a fuse carrier...........

[VR6time]

+1 for Air Rifle.

[Plotloss]

oggs said:

Some posts can be opened with a gas/electric meter box key...... apparently.
Where you "might" find a fuse carrier...........

OR maybe a 10mm socket, a bit like the green BT cupboards.

[tank slapper]

On a slightly related note - has anyone noticed street lights that turn off or on as you walk under them, seemingly for no good reason? This has happened to me more times than can be explained by coincidence.