A reader recorded the strange behavior of a streetlight on Bielska Street. Perhaps the streetlight has felt winter coming and started adapting to the festive atmosphere.

If the other streetlights join in, it will be a phenomenon on a national, European—and perhaps even global—scale.

We may laugh, but the problem with Bolesławiec’s new lighting is quite serious.

In the first months of 2024, 3,148 lighting fixtures in Bolesławiec were modernized at a cost of more than 12 million. We now have modern LED road-lighting fixtures and a Smart Lighting Management System—Smart Lights...

And then the problems began. Residents started reporting that something was wrong with the new LED lighting. The lamps flickered like a strobe light, or switched off for several seconds and then came back on.

Numerous failures are being reported on an ongoing basis. This is another such report. Perhaps it is some kind of plan by the streetlights themselves, which are so very “smart” that ordinary, boring illumination is usually not enough for them. Are we witnessing a streetlight rebellion in Bolesławiec?