Used at the end of an explanatory paragraph: "It may have been an unintended consequence, but now that most city intersections have the countdown for pedestrians to make it through the crosswalk that I can see as a driver, I now have a fourth 'color' to consider as I approach a traffic light --
- red still means stop (unless you're turning right, and it's not between 7am and 7pm where designated, and no one is bullying you from behind with incessant beeping because you haven't decided to inch out to take the turn),
- yellow still means last chance (or it means you're about to get a ticket because you pulled out too far to turn and now the money making cameras are going to get a shot of your license plate),
- green still means go (but watch for bicyclists who, after fighting for prominence have now chosen to ignore such signals), and ...
- hyper-turbo green means I am now getting a countdown to when the light will turn yellow and should floor it to make it through -- at all costs."
MAYBE I SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL -- IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAYOR'S ON TO ME:
VIGILANTE TRAFFIC LIGHT CITIZEN POLICE (OR MAYBE JUST A CAMERA JUNKIE):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilta/5017566742/
IT'S ALL ABOUT RAISING MONEY:
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