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...residents of Dörentrup can now switch on the lights on a specific street whenever they like. All they have to do is register for the scheme online and provide a phone number. Each time they need to see in the dark, they call the Dial4Light number and either recite or enter the six-digit code - which can be found online or on every lamp in each street - that corresponds to the stretch of road they want lit. Within seconds, the lights are on, and they'll stay on long enough for someone to walk from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Bright Idea | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...There Be Light If someone can make a phone call, they can use Dial4Light for on-demand street-lighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Bright Idea | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

STEP ONE Register your phone on the scheme's website...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Bright Idea | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...times as likely to get into an accident or near miss as those focused on the road, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which collected data from 6 million miles of driving. The group warned of a "crash epidemic" if the problem is not curbed. Dialing a phone was also hazardous, though talking did not raise accident rates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...they are close by and personal. "He knows us so well," she says. "When my daughter went to America to study, he called to ask, 'Madam, is your daughter not home? You haven't been ordering cheese singles!' If I run out of shampoo or detergent, I can just phone him, and he'll send a boy with the stuff, free of charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Visit to India's First Walmart (a.k.a. Best Price) | 8/9/2009 | See Source »

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