LED billboard suffer from Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency intends to legislate penalty

Taiwan everywhere can see the giant LED billboard, this billboard advertising effect is good, but the high brightness and high flicker rate caused by light pollution, but let nearby residents stand it, but also affected the traffic safety of the driver. And in the past can not be controlled light damage, and now the EPA intends to control legislation, is expected before the end of the year will be light pollution prevention law draft, is expected by the end of next year, the implementation of legislation.

The Taipei Arena (source: Noah media)

According to the "Apple Daily" report, the EPA air protection department statistics from the received notification, light pollution from the main three categories are the most advertising signs and billboards, street lamps, searchlights or buildings reflect light, petition covers small dome LED TV wall, the exterior wall of the building of the electronic billboards and television Hsinchu city wall, many of the LED is to petition peacock lamp flashing areca booth.

Environmental protection department commissioned an investigation found that the general public complaints LED billboards too bright, dazzling, causing serious problems in life and sleep. And according to the EPA survey, the average brightness of the LED advertisement is 5 times the traditional light, in addition to eye discomfort caused by foreign medical research shows that night bright light will cause the reproductive system of premature aging, increase the risk of breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Therefore, the environmental protection agency recommends that the government should regulate the glare and flicker items from the most people.

The environmental protection department will develop "light pollution pollution prevention law" draft, prohibit residential areas or cultural district set up dynamic, flashing or concentrating the light source and the advertisement; mixed residential and commercial area is prohibited in the traffic collection or set flashing light similar crossroads traffic signals, areca stalls disable LED peacock lamp etc. if, in violation of regulations or is set over a range of brightness, will open fined 3000 yuan to 30 thousand yuan fine, the fastest will be presented in the draft before the end of the year, is expected to the end of next year will be on the road to implement.

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