Your Christmas lights could lead to $11K in fines if they aren’t set up properly.
As some of us prepare to turn our yards into a winter wonderland this holiday season, we thought it would be a good idea to make sure nobody makes a holiday light mistake that could cost you big time.
How Christmas Lights Could Get You Fined
First, the regular string lights that most use to decorate our houses are good to use but there are certain lights if not used the right way could lead to big fines.
Every year the folks at the Federal Aviation Administration remind all “Clark Griswald” types that if you choose to decorate your yard with any type of laser light, you need to make sure that you have them positioned properly.
Here is what they said online,
“make sure your laser-light displays are aimed at your house, not at the sky. Each year, we receive reports from pilots who are distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays.”
Yes, the laser light in your yard could be extremely dangerous to pilots flying over the Hudson Valley, and with Stewart airport nearby, it’s really important that we do what we can to avoid any accidents this year. You might not think that the laser light you have is strong enough to reach a plane flying above but the FAA reports that those lights reach much farther than you think.
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