I also thought the reason was to light the path rather than the road. I do remember reading something about this in one of the Council's publications but I can't remember where!

A lot of the existing lamposts near to me are located on the roadside edge of the kerb with the lamp facing the road. Therefore they are lighting the road more than the path. The new lampposts I have seen are situated on the side of the path next to the houses, therefore lighting the pathway more.

When will the old lampposts be removed I wonder? I hope they won't be left. The location of the new lamposts seems fine, but often they are positioned directly to the rear of an existing lamppost (I guess to use the same electricity supply) therefore you have to walk between the two lampposts. I can manage it with a single buggy, but not sure how a wheelchair would manage.

This post was last modified: 09-03-2012 02:50 PM by Jane2.