LEDs are terrible for public street lighting

The power company just installed a LED lamp post near where I live and this thing is so bright that blinds me.

People come with the argument that it's good for the environment, but public lighting is a very small pollution source compared to other things like fossil fuels. I would rather keep sodium-vapour lights (the orange-yellow ones) than replace them for white LEDs.

Needless to mention are LEDs for cars headlights. I swear that once I was blinded by a car that was 3 blocks away from me.