How many people does NC DOT have to kill before we say enough is enough?

The solar-powered streetlights for 277 we’ve been talking about for six damn months are a no-go NC DOT says. Not bright enough. Our only alternative say the dim bulbs in Raleigh is to spend $6.3 million in road construction money to put up — repair, actually — conventional lights.

Hell no.

What is wrong with these people? What is wrong with our leadership that they put up with these people?

I hereby pledge to join Mayor Pat McCrory or any other elected official in seizing state of North Carolina property for re-sale on eBay, the proceeds to recoup funds the state refuses to provide for its constitutionally mandated duties. Name the time and place Pat, and I’ll be there — and bet a lot of other folks will too.

Time for some direct action.

Meanwhile, how damn hard could it be to figure out how bright the lights would be? All streetlight bulbs have a lumens rating, solar included. How could using solar lights possibly require over twice as many light poles as conventional street lights? Exactly what candlepower standard is NC DOT engineering toward?

Has NC DOT ever approved solar lights for use anywhere in the state? If so, under what conditions?

You have to note that solar lights do not require trenching and cabling work that NC DOT’s symbiotes in the construction industry normally get paid to do. That couldn’t have anything to do with it, could it?