On 26 Jun 2014, Kim wrote:
>> Traffic control systems are still as dumb as they were 60 maybe 70 years ago
>> and it is easy to see that the evolution of a better traffic control system
>> is instantly and totally shackled by the existence of the layout and the
>> design of the very roads the traffic travels on. System designers of traffic
>> control would all benefit from a course in creative thinking techniques.
....and Liz, who wears her Green Hat (hG) rather jauntily, made the following
creative thinking comment, having PERCEIVED the quality of "movement" in my
passage ("movement" in LT is the perception that an idea might lead to another
idea.)
>
> Even better would be to restructed society so traffic signals aren't needed.
> In fact towns which remove all traffic signals have lower accident rates, it
> seems.
Yes. The very existence of traffic lights is a somewhat cynical statement that
humans make about their own natures. Anyone who has been to India will
instantly see that traffic lights don't count for much over there, despite the
fact that they exist and dumbly perform their task. The absolutely ginormous
volume of traffic nonetheless self-organises and circulates almost without
accident and incidences of road-rage are almost unheard-of.
hR
I don't know for sure but my feelings tell me that traffic lights are an
English invention. An opportunity perhaps for someone to enjoy proving me wrong
about that.
Kim
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