Solar lights on the Upfield Path
If you are travelling the new section of the Upfield Path (through the Fawkner Cemetery) in the evening any time soon, you will notice a bunch of coloured lights marking the sides of the path. These are solar lights installed by council and Hugh Mitchell from Solar One – regular meeting attendees will remember Hugh from BUG meetings where he brought along some of his lights for us to look at.
Hugh has been working with Moreland and other councils to trial the use of these lights in bike paths for a while now, and after experimenting with a bunch of different configurations he has come up with a consistent lighting pattern for identifying hazards and marking the path. The lights are charged up by the sun through the day, and then shine all night to make sure we keep our wheels on the track.
A kilometre of lights has been laid on the new section of the path already, with the rest expected to be completed by Wednesday – head up there and check em out if you get a chance!
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