Discussion
The invention of LED outdoor lighting has allowed us to install lights solely for the purpose of adding flair to architecture. Figure 1 shows a bridge lit in color lights solely due to human vanity. The creatures that live in the area such as fish and birds are negatively affected.
Figure 1 – Bridge lights affecting fish.
Figure 2 shows colored lights on a building which decrease darkness and create light pollution. These lights serve no useful function but do negatively impact human health and our ecosystem.
Figure 2 – Colored lights on building
ALAN, next to affecting nocturnal behaviors, can also affect daytime behavioral processes, associated with risk-taking.[1]
Proposed Regulations
We propose that vanity lighting be prohibited for outdoor use.