Harm
6-1-2016 – Psychological factors in exceptional, extreme and torturous environments – Quote: “Sensory overload, which has been an increasingly used technique in recent years, is often auditory (e.g., playing rock music incessantly over loudspeakers in prison camps), or visual (e.g., lights being kept on 24 h a day, flashing strobe lights)” – This article on torture mentions bright lights and strobe lights several times. If bright lights and strobe lights are a torture technique, then why is CMP allowed to use these torture techniques on their towers?
Eyes
2016 – Effects of blue light on the circadian system and eye physiology – Quote: “Because light has a cumulative effect and many different characteristics (e.g., wavelength, intensity, duration of the exposure, time of day), it is important to consider the spectral output of the light source to minimize the danger that may be associated with blue light exposure.”
LED Strobelights
4/2/2019 – Impacts of Flashing Emergency Lights and Vehicle-Mounted Illumination on Driver Visibility and Glare – Quote: “With the advent of light emitting diodes (LEDs), emergency flashing lights are brighter and produce more highly saturated colors, thereby causing greater discomfort and disability glare. As a result, first response workers are at higher risk for being injured or killed in vehicle crashes because approaching drivers cannot see them.”
How LED Incapacitators Work – Quote: “The LED Incapacitator (LEDI) uses bright, short pulses of light to disorient the subject. ” – Why would CMP be allowed to use bright, short pulses of light if the light disorients pilots and people on the ground?
Moth Effect
2013 – Is the Moth Effect Real? – Quote: “Clark et al. studied pilot errors due to “fascination,” concentration on some object or task that caused loss of voluntary control over response.”
Light Pollution
Light Pollution Harms the Environment – Quote: “Hence light pollution affects animals as well.”
News Stories
11/15/2020: Auckland, New Zealand – News Story – Quote: “Stanmore Bay resident Jude Fippard, who commutes to work in Northcross via East Coast Rd, said the lights were “quite distracting” while driving at night in the pitch black.”
