Maybe they did. We have street lights with light sensors, so they turn on when it's sufficiently dark rather than on a schedule.
I've seen videos of people who'd rather not have a light on outside their bedroom window at night setting up a laser pointer to point at the sensor to keep the light off.
I've seen videos of people who'd rather not have a light on outside their bedroom window at night setting up a laser pointer to point at the sensor to keep the light off.