On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Praveen Tirumandyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Traffic lights need to be timed/designed on proper traffic data. But, > I do not know how many cities follow these sort of practices. In > Bangalore, some traffic lights stay operational with same timing as > peak traffic time at around 11:00PM. At this time, they turn into > hazards. People get tempted to jump the signal because they do not see > any reason to stop and BPO cabs/taxiwallahs blast past junction when > they have green. Now, add to equation people who slightly intoxicated > it is recipe for disaster. > Well rules like this (well designed/timed traffic lights) are what are sensible. Having the traffic light still following the same pattern late in night/early in morning as its during peek traffic hours, is what I call "stupid".
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