Why would street lights go off when I pass by ?

Question

This seems to happen a LOT. What is going on?

Answer 1

Yeah, it happens to me, too. Especially when I was ‘in my own thought’ and not really paying attention to what was going on. I used to think I had some kind of psionic ability to influence the lights, oslt. Some people call themselves Sliders and think there is a secret government conspiracy to suppress them.

But, after paying close attention to the physical situation and thinking intently about it (instead of asking other people who are a little credulous when it comes to such things) I came up with the solution.

Streetlights have light-sensitive controls on top of them, so that they go on automatically when it gets dark and off automatically when it gets light out. Sometimes those controls do not work very well. Sometimes, they work TOO well, and are so sensitive that they respond to the lights of cars or nearby buildings, advertising signs, etc., when those lights happen to strike them. (The cars are often coming over the crest of a hill and are going down into the valley and the beam of their headlights is momentarily aimed slightly above the level where the light sensors are placed.)

Thus, the lights may seem to come on or go out at odd intervals, for no ‘apparent’ reason. And, when I drive directly under a lamp that my headlights just shone on a few moments ago (or am walking along and someone else is driving) the fact that the lamp goes out catches my attention, and it seems as if I had something magical to do with it.

The municipalities where these streetlights are located could solve this problem by shielding the sensors from horizontal light sources. But the sensors are not shielded from horizontal lights, because they want them to go on and off when the sun is near the horizon—sunrise and sunset—not at noon.

Sorry. Hope I didn’t disappoint you.

24 JAN 07, 2232 hrs, GMT.

Answer 2

Every living body has electrical charges and a unique electrcal field. Yours may be in a state of flux because of an underlying condition like an undetected auto-immune disorder or toxic substance build-up in your system from the wrong kind of diet (for you).

I have Fibromyalgia. Several years ago, while still experimenting with controlling and coping with its effects, I went for a walk one evening with my husband along an older street with shorter light poles than modern highways have. We had been on the sidewalk and my husband remarked that it was awfully dark all of a sudden. When we turned to look behind us the street lights were on, but where we were, it was off. I asked him to walk on ahead two poles and watch the lights as I approached him. Sure enough, as I got withing 5 feet of the next light standard, the street lamp switched off. As I cleared it by 5 feet, the lamp came back on. All the way up the rest of this rather narrow street this happened.

With lifestyle changes and a deeper respect for my energy limits, I don't do this anymore. (I mean that my condition has improved and that I do not experience the same flares or pain level.) While this was happening to me, I would NOT go on the computer, because it would just blank out on me.

Answer 3

Alot of street lights have sensors in them that cues them to shut off when a car is passing to help avoid any glare on the windshield. Atleast this is what I was told. It does make sense though especially when it is raining or snowing.

Answer 4

Most street lights are either photosensitive (they go on and off according to the amount of lighting they sense) or they are motion-sensitive, meaning they will go either on or off when movement is detected. You would probably notice the same lights going on and off when there is a lightening storm, too.

Answer 5

Most street lights are on a light sensor, so when your head light hits the sensor that will trick the light to thinking the sun is still our.

Answer 6

Newer street lights work on sensors, not timers so they react to light/darkness. You must be so hot your radiance make them turn off.

Answer 7

Too much electricity coming out of your head and your burning out all the lights in your neighborhood!

Answer 8

Your natural magnetism is blowing out the lights.

Answer 9

This is certainly very strange. I'm looking forward for more people answer your question.

Answer 10

u mite be the light of the earth...darling!