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Originally Posted by SnwMnkys
LEDs have been used in traffic lights for a while now, long before this whole "green" trend. LEDs are brighter, LED bulbs last for years while the old halogen bulbs only last a few months. Replacing bulbs costs the municipality money for the trucks and people who do the work, it also ties up traffic. Increasing the replacement interval can save a city money. LED bulbs save a lot of energy, they probably consume a 1/5 or less compared to their halogen bulb counterparts.
I'm far from a greenie, but blaming the LEDs causing the problem in this case because they're now labeled as "green" I believe is wrong.
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SnwMnkys--
An observation, not a criticism. The first paragraph of your post sounds very much in line with the Brundtland Committee's
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future (available
here). Specifically, the themes addressed in part II, chapter 7, section 6 (available
here).
In my limited experience of working with traffic engineers, I am inclined to agree that, as a group, they're most interested in getting the job done efficiently and up to specification. But who writes the policies that drive the specifications? MOO, that's a central question raised by OP.