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Lighting Questionaire

Help us gather information about light pollution and your opintion on what potential solutions you would be happy with in your area. We can then use this information to provide workable advice and solutions for areas affected by light pollution.

Personal Details

Female

What is your age group?

Where you live?

Safety in your area

How safe do you feel walking at night in your area?

If you do not feel safe walking in your area at night why is this?

Do you feel safer where there is streetlighting?

No Don't mind

Do you lock your door when you are in the house?

No

Streetlighting in your area

Do you have streetlighting in your area?

No

If you do have streetlights what type of lights are they?

If you have streetlights in your area are they on all night?

No Don't know

Do they spill or shed any light into/onto your property at night?

No

Would you like to see streetlights in your area dimmed to a lower light level?

No Don't mind

Would you like to see streetlights in residential areas dimmed to a lower light level?

No Don't mind

Would you like to see streetlights in non-residential areas dimmed to a lower light level?

No Don't mind

Would you approve of streetlights in residential areas being switched off for a period in the darkest part of the night ?

No Don't mind

If yes what times would you prefer?

Would you prefer white, 'amber orange' or 'pinkish orange' streetlights in your area?

Currently most streetlights are pinkish orange (high pressure sodium) would you prefer them to be changed to white streetlights to save energy?

No Don't mind

If white streetlights were found to have a negative effect on wildlife would you still prefer them to be changed to white-lights?

No Don't mind

Would you agree to streetlights being changed to your least preferred type if they were proven to have a reduced impact on wildlife?

No Don't mind

Do you have any other comments ?

Thank you very much for taking part in the survey, please dont forget to click the submit button below so that we receive your form. Of course you can also come and see us in person at the Festival of Nature on the 12th of June in the Bristol Harbourside to talk more about lighting issues.

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