It's no different here in the states. How many times have people written to or attended local government meetings to request a traffic light at specific intersection because there have been many near misses and/or minor crashes only to be denied. That denial changes after there is a serious crash with death involved. There are also neighborhoods that have streetlights shot out by the criminal element(s) in those areas because they want to conduct "business" under the cloak of darkness. The power company fixes them and a day later they are shot out again. Eventually the power company just puts those lights at the bottom of the list to be repaired until a major situation/crim occurs and they come out and put some protective device or cage around the light.