Are you sure the experiment isn't being conducted in Lansdale Pa. ? Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Cuff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 6:50 AM Subject: [Swlfest] Fwd: [roadgeek] Traffic light experiment > See below; what is interesting is that the colors chosen for the > experiment are pink and purple... > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Apr 2, 2007 12:16 AM > Subject: [roadgeek] Traffic light experiment > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 1. Traffic Light Experiment > > Puerto Vallarta has been chosen to test a new concept in traffic lights. > The > National Traffic Safety Institute of Mexico (Instituto Nacional Transito > Seguro de Mexico) announced that all of the traffic lights in Puerto > Vallarta will be changed as part of a three month study designed to > improve > traffic safety and reduce traffic accidents at intersections. > > A spokesman for INTSdeM says that medical surveys show that as many as > 25% > of the male population are afflicted with red/green color blindness, a > hereditary condition. It has been theorized that this is a significant > cause > of men running red lights at intersections. > > In this experiment, all the traffic lights in town will be changed from > red > and green to purple and pink. The yellow (caution) lights will remain. > Green > lights will be replaced with shocking pink lights, and the red lights > will > be replaced with passionate purple lights. > > Starting next week, drivers will have to stop for passionate purple > traffic > lights and can proceed on shocking pink lights. The INTSdeM spokesman > said > that if the purple lights reduce number of vehicles going thru > intersections, the change will be instituted throughout the country > within > the next year. > > Traffic officials in USA and Canada are watching this trial and will > recommend similar changes if the results are positive. > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL > shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
