Frequent Light Pollution Incidents* Call for Administrative Measures

In recent years, with the rapid development of the city, various lighting has caused a certain degree of "light interference" to residents. To this end, Beijing Municipality has implemented the "Specification of outdoor lighting interference light restrictions" on December 1 this year. What is the situation in Zhongshan City? The interview conducted by the reporter in the past two days revealed that many people in Zhongshan had indeed been “harassed” by “light pollution,” but none of them were aware of the need to complain to relevant departments. The representative of the People's Republic of China in Zhongshan City hopes that Zhongshan can make plans in advance and introduce relevant policies and measures to control light pollution as soon as possible.

There are multiple "suns" in a glass wall reflection home

A few days ago, reporters randomly interviewed several citizens in the streets, and they all encountered "light pollution" of "harassment." Some citizens said that street lights, advertising lights, or landscape lighting will cause “light pollution,” but they can be solved by dimming brightness or changing perspectives. The most difficult part to solve is “light pollution” caused by glass walls. Ms. Li, who lives in the Eastern District, said that the tall building opposite her home is a glass wall. “As long as it is a sunny day, the sunlight will be reflected at home every day at noon and afternoon, which will make nothing visible at home...” A few days ago, the reporter came To Ms. Li’s home located on Zhongshan Fourth Road. At this time, the sun was gradually sinking to the west and the sun was shining on the windows of a commercial building opposite the house. The sunlight reflected in the living room and dining room was reflected in the window of Ms. Li’s home dining room. What's more, each sun shines on a glass. There are 10 suns in 10 glasses, and people can't open their eyes. Ms. Li told reporters that sometimes the sun shines in and the house is shrouded in red light, making the eyes very uncomfortable. Sometimes she had to pull up the insulated curtains, but this would lead to a dim home.

Neon turns white indoors

Ms. Li, who is also subject to "light pollution," is Mr. Zhu, who lives in the Tian Ming Hao Ting, and Mr. Deng, who lives near Hui Du Hotel.

When Mr. Zhu, who moved to Tianming Heights and relocated to the hotel to turn off the lights to prepare for a rest the night before, found a glare in the bedroom, and the bright light changed color to make the bedroom look like daytime. He looked out the window and the original light came from the decorative neon sign on the door of the Tian Ming Hao Chamber. “I was thinking about going back home and having a peaceful rest after a tiring day. It was a pity that when I ate on the Internet, when my children were doing homework, when they were going to bed, they kept turning around and kept the brain in a long time. Tension and irritability," said Mr. Zhu.

And Mr. Deng, who lives near Huidu Hotel, has been plagued by the decorative lights on the opposite side for several years. A few days ago, the reporter went to Mr. Deng’s home. At about 9:00 pm, he saw one of the bedroom windows, a neon sign of a foot bath city and a hotel, each of which had about 20 square meters, changing colors from time to time. It is dazzling. Mr. Deng bitterly said that these decorative lights were almost off day and night, and their family's sleep was severely affected. They were "nervously weak."

Car xenon lamp "convicts"

In addition to the "light pollution" caused by buildings, there is also a "light pollution" that makes people hate them. Almost every citizen has a profound understanding of this: In the evening, if you drive on a highway, if you drive a car on the road and the other person drives a xenon headlight, you will be blinded by your eyes and you will become blind. A white day.

Ms. Zhou said that the experience was still lingering: On a weekend night, she strolled through the street and drove home on a motorcycle. As she passed through the National Road, a small car approached quickly. The car was driving on a xenon headlight, and all of a sudden, she was blinded by a glare of light and she was still tens of miles away. She was in front of her, and Miss Zhou had no choice but to stop and wait for her car to drive away. . When the car was gone, Miss Zhou saw that there was a car parked on the roadside in the driveway. “If you continue to drive, you will surely hit it. These xenon lights are really annoying.”

Environmental Protection Department: Light pollution supervision is now inaccessible

In the interview process, many people have a blank understanding of light pollution. Many people do not realize that the unpleasant light they encounter is actually a kind of light pollution, and some people even though they understand light pollution, they do not Know how to petition for rights protection.

The reporter called the Zhongshan Environmental Protection Bureau. According to relevant personnel, compared to many major cities, the light pollution in Zhongshan is not serious, and there are no relevant regulations for the prevention and supervision of light pollution in Zhongshan, and there are very few Passed public complaints about light pollution. "If it is noise, waste gas, etc., the country has stipulated standards that can quantify the monitoring and management, but light pollution has not yet been provided with related standards, so it is difficult to identify whether it has caused harm to the human body and it is currently difficult to regulate."

After consulting related data, the reporter found that as early as during the “two sessions” this year, the deputies of the National People’s Congress had asked “to control urban light pollution and improve the quality of life of the people.” Zhao Zhaoxiang and Liu Chuanpei proposed that light pollution will seriously affect people’s normal work and rest. Disturbing the human's biological clock may even seriously endanger the visual functions of pedestrians and drivers and even cause traffic accidents. In order to improve the living environment of citizens in Zhongshan and improve the quality of life of citizens, it is necessary to control light pollution.

Two representatives of the National People's Congress proposed to adopt the relevant policies and measures for the management of light pollution, establish an outdoor lighting installation environment evaluation mechanism, and restrict the use of glass curtain walls and other methods to solve the light pollution problem.