----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Muscle cars [was SV: (~) Please]
> > > > > >Kevin T. > >Of course, I'd scream the loudest if the government ever tried to do this, > >but I still think one day they will try. Maybe someone will sue the DOT > >after their family dies on a highway from a high speed accident. My hometown > >was sued once, the one red light in town wasn't working. It could only flash > >yellow to cars in east-west direction and red to north-south. Two cars hit > >head on, not from a side direction, with one fatality and they blamned it on > >the faulty red light. And won. > > > I am always fascinated in the US that they have so few lights at > intersections, particularly at the number of intersections where there > was only one light in any direction. > In Australia, in any size town, if a red light blew it would absolutely > no impact because every set of traffic lights includes at least 3, and > often 5, clusters. Beside the stop line, overhead gantries, on the > opposing corner at minimum, but usually more. > When driving in the US, I always worried about what would happen if a > bulb blew out. > > (Our traffic light bulbs are now being replaced by arrays of > high-intensity LEDs - they're really cool!) > > Cheers > Russell C. > We have those here too! xponent LED Flashlights Maru rob
