Energy-saving traffic lights caused crashes across the nation

2009-12-18

Legal news for Wisconsin automobile accident attorneys. LED bulbs installed in traffic lights don’t burn hot enough to melt snow, causing crashes.

Automobile accident lawyers alerts- LED bulbs installed in traffic lights don’t burn hot enough to the melt snow-covered lights, which has led to car accidents.

Milwaukee, WI—Cities across the nation who thought they were solving an energy issue, actually created another problem. Many cities that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights discovered the heat emitted by the burning lights is not hot enough to melt the snow that accumulates on the lights. The traffic light can become crusted over in a storm, blocking the lights, which has led to at least a dozen car accidents and one fatality, as reported by MSNBC. the rest