Sure, feeling safer matters. But in a neighborhood that&#x27;s already extremely safe and residents feel safe, you don&#x27;t need glaring white lights to accomplish that. Slightly brighter lights than the sodium ones, sure. But &quot;brighter&quot; and &quot;feels safer&quot; can be accomplished while keeping them at a warm temperature and somewhere halfway up the scale from dim, instead of cranked all the way up to glaring.<p>Besides, as I mentioned in a previous comment, the blindingly deep shadows produced by the higher contrast of the bright lights makes me feel LESS safe because I now can make out less of what&#x27;s around me.<p>And finally, feeling safe in and of itself doesn&#x27;t have that much value, as anyone who disapproves of the TSA&#x27;s security theater or the NSA&#x27;s surveillance will gladly explain.