Go to media bank View of a street in Brussels, Belgium. File photoBRUSSELS, Oct 28 The city of Brussels has changed its mind about turning off street lights in the capital half an hour before sunrise for security reasons, Belgian TV channel RTBF reported on Friday. in order to save electricity, they decided to turn off the street lights half an hour before the first rays of the sun. But numerous complaints from citizens, as well as an increase in accidents on the roads involving pedestrians, forced the authorities to reconsider their decision. According to him, «plunging into darkness has proved dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, especially given the fact that we are talking about the time when people go to school or work.» Earlier, federal and regional authorities in Belgium announced a number of measures aimed at to reduce electricity consumption against the backdrop of a sharp rise in prices. In particular, the authorities decided to turn off the night lighting of state institutions, to reduce heating costs. The authorities of the Walloon region of Belgium began to turn off the lights on highways after 22.00 (23.00 Moscow time). At the same time, they promised to maintain lighting on dangerous sections of highways, especially at exits.
