why v use only sodium bulb or orange color lights on
streets, y nt CLF OR TUBE LIGHTS

Answer Posted / nithi

People look more good (too fair)in sodium lamp(yellow
colour light).that's why it is used in the street.

just for fun.

I think,the lumens per watt is higher in sodium lamp.
(i.e. luminous efficiency of sodium vapour lamp may be
high.)

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