Al meeting annuale dell’AMA (Associazione Medica Americana) il presidente degli Stati Uniti Mr. Obama ha spezzato, indirettamente, una lancia a favore delle leggi regionali Italiane per il contenimento dell’inquinamento luminoso. La risoluzione finale del meeting prevede per la futura illuminazione U.S.A. per esterni stradale, gli apparecchi d’illuminazione devono essere totalmente schermati (fully shelded) che in America equivale ad avere una intensità luminosa di 0.49cd/klm a 90° e oltre come appunto previsto dalle leggi regionali italane.
La motivazione è che questi sistemi riducono gli abbagliamenti e migliorano la sicurezza, ma soprattutto salvaguardano la salute del cittadino in particolare la visione dei guidatori più anziani che viene messa adura prova da apparecchi non schermati.
Al meeting annuale dell’AMA (http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/site/media/obama.htm) e’ stata adottata questa risoluzione (si veda in particolare il punto 3):
RESOLUTION 516 – ADVOCATING AND SUPPORT FOR 1 LIGHT POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS AND GLARE REDUCTION FOR BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENERGY SAVINGS
Resolution 516 asks our American Medical Association to: (1) advocate that all future outdoor lighting be of energy efficient designs to reduce waste of energy and production of greenhouse gasses that result from this wasted energy use; (2) support light pollution reduction efforts and glare reduction efforts at both the national and state levels; and (3) AMA support efforts to ensure all future streetlights be of a fully shielded design or similar non-glare design to improve the safety of our roadways for all, but especially vision impaired and older drivers.
Your Reference Committee heard unanimous testimony in support of this resolution. Excessive light pollution comprises an inefficient use of energy and is a public health hazard for drivers, as well as an environmental disruption for several species. .In addition, it was acknowledged that several states have light pollution measures currently enacted and that national legislation on this issues is pending. Your reference committee recognizes the important environmental and public health implications of this resolution.