Motion Activated Lights

What exactly is the purpose of motion-activated lights? They were originally designed to be located outside so that when a person walks by the light comes on so people would note an unusual event. Today people are so used to motion-activated lights they hardly notice them. A good example would be a bank that has a tree with a limb that activates the light every couple of minutes. Without night inspections, no one would pay attention to it.

According to Regulation H, or for Credit Unions 02-CU-12, if you can observe the vault it has to be lighted. That would mean not using motion-activated lights. Another reason not to use motion-activated lights is that when law enforcement conducts nightly inspections or drive-bys of the office if your bank has motion-activated lights in the interior, the police officer would see nothing. Only use motion-activated lights in areas that can’t be seen from outside. A good example would be restrooms.