Teenagers Are Switching Off Wasteful Lights With Parkour
A group of teenagers in France is proving that parkour isn’t just merely jumping off buildings; instead, it can also save the planet.
The parkour group called On the Spot has banded together to rid Paris of its wasteful neon lights. They’re using the skills they have harnessed from the sport to scale the sides of shopfronts and buildings and turn their signage lights off.
Éteignez la lumière !!!!! pic.twitter.com/QXlZonI7bo
— bil le creusois (@bil_le_creusois) July 9, 2022
According to Euronews, a member of the team, Kevin Ha, said that it was “incomprehensible” how lights were being left on through the night. The group has the right idea and a fun execution to boot, as even though businesses tout being sustainable, many physical shops still don’t adhere to green efforts.
In 2013, a law was passed in France that stated that shops would be fined €750 (roughly US$766) for leaving lights on between the hours of 1 am and 6 am.
However, the country has been pretty lax in enforcing the rule, which has resulted in a group of teenagers taking matters into their own hands.
The movement has garnered praise from netizens as they took to Twitter to applaud the teens for doing their part.
On the Spot knows that while it can’t turn off all the signs in the country, it hopes to bring to light some of the pressing environmental problems still rife in France.
[via Euronews and News 18, Photo 7574487 © Brooke Whatnall | Dreamstime.com]
