Somehow missed this several days ago. 3) Railgun attached to radar gun. Aimed at engine block. Too fast, get 2 feet of I-beam through your engine. Car stops, very quickly.
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 12:39 PM, George Perkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Totally agree. > > And what is the legal meaning of a flashing signal? In a school zone it > indicates an enforceable reduced speed limit, but that is all. Absent a > school, it appears to mean nothing legally and is merely a "put down your > cell phone and pay attention" alert. We could use flashing signals every > 1,000 feet on every roadway everywhere if that is all they actually do. > > The "being nice" phenomena occurs even at clearly marked intersections (e.g., > stop sign on bike path at SW path and Glenway, etc.) and at intersections > without flashing warnings (e.g., Wingra path and Beld, etc.) Although I > appreciate the "nice" sentiment being extended to me and other path users, I > totally agree it sets up for potential collision situations. The sentiment is > not worth dieing for. > > Solutions: > 1. infrastructure (tunnel/bridge, table speed bump, car green-yellow-red with > bike green-yellow-red signal) > 2. driver and bicyclist education > > Problems: > 1. flashing yellow warning signals that have no meaning or consequence > 2. multi-lane high speed road way crossings (i.e, no table speed bump, or > narrowing of road, etc.) > > George > > > > > > Sent by my iCurmudgeon TM > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org -- Just imagine a really neat quote here _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
