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The LED and snow issue is about traffic lights, which are horizontal and therefore subject to getting filled with blowing snow.

Streetlights face down and don't have a cavity to fill with snow.

It's also FUD, it's trivial to add a heater to the LEDs and still come in at a lower wattage than a tradition lamp.

Great video on it and why the “ahh but” people should be shot.