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Streetlights just make it easier for the criminals to see their targets.
Presonally, when in town I stick to the roads when it's dark but when out in the countryside, I am happy to be away from the lights. I have to say that I feel sorry for any city cyclists!
Actually it's probably more of a lock rather than a helmet analogy. As in the muggings will still happen but on other nearby less well lit paths.
So a bit of street lighting will stop you being attacked eh? It's like saying that wearing a helmet will stop a car driving into you. I suppose you'll be better able to count how many there were of them
It can work, sometimes.
http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/people/academic_research/david_farrington/ligh...
Loads of crime and lighting studies, and that paper reviews them in total. Still it isn't clear though exactly when and how it can have an effect and on what types of crime.
I'd have thought £250k would be better spent on some police officers on motorbikes, but WTF do I know.