Challenger@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoIncandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.www.digitaljournal.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down112
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minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe only time I’ve seen that happen is when they used the full-circle hoods. Almost every one I’ve seen has a cutout at the bottom to prevent snow from accumulating. They probably have heaters too though. I am not a traffic signal engineer.
minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSnow gets sticky. It will stick. It has been a problem, but easily fixed with heaters. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/led-traffic-lights-unusual-potentially-deadly-winter-problem/story?id=9506449
The only time I’ve seen that happen is when they used the full-circle hoods. Almost every one I’ve seen has a cutout at the bottom to prevent snow from accumulating.
They probably have heaters too though. I am not a traffic signal engineer.
Snow gets sticky. It will stick. It has been a problem, but easily fixed with heaters.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/led-traffic-lights-unusual-potentially-deadly-winter-problem/story?id=9506449