Jílové near Prague turns off public lighting for three hours at night. This will save up to 650,000 crowns annually iRADIO
Jílové u Prahy decided to reduce public lighting as part of savings. He turns it off from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Three hours of no lighting saves up to 650,000 crowns per year. At night, police officers go out to patrol the city, but so far they have not registered an increase in crime.
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Constable Petr Toman goes out every night after one o’clock in the morning with his colleague to the nocturnal Jílové. “After one, we have a lot, we can go on a tour of the city. We will take tactical equipment with us, especially flashlights,” the police officers describe.
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“We have one classic flashlight clipped to the uniform, it has a luminosity of about two meters. The second Fenix flashlight has a luminosity of up to 300 meters,” says Toman.
The officers also have a camera on their vests. “It has a night light, so it switches on when it’s dark. We then see in black and white, but we can see,” Toman points out. “Not even the weather is an obstacle,” he says as he walks into the night storm.
So far, the police in Jílové have not recorded an increase in crime. They also meet regularly with the state police, they describe the situation similarly.
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Local residents have not yet complained about the new measures. “MI have a reflective vest because of course I know it’s off. But I’ll admit that I don’t go out like this very often,” says Dominik after saying goodbye to his friends in the pub and heading home through the night city.
“I don’t mind the lights going out. At this hour I am usually asleep and I think that saving is necessary,” describes Dominik. “It’s 800 meters away from home, and I think that a guy shouldn’t be afraid. I know it might not be comfortable for women, but I think most women have boyfriends. So at least they can take a romantic walk in the dark,” he adds.
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