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Steve B - 20 Jan 2007 02:18 GMT

I was watching a program about China this afternoon, and I think I know what
the reason for Chinese Fire Drills are. You know, where the occupants of
the car get out at the light and run around and get back in?

On their traffic signals to the side is a 30 second clock that starts when
the light turns and then flashes big numbers down to zero. This would be
incredibly helpful when wondering when the light is going to turn green. Or
RED.

I live in what I consider to be the red light running Capitol of the World,
Las Vegas, Nevada. Atrocious drivers, and they will run through four or
five cars after the light turns red. There have been a lot of fatalities
due to this.

I don't know if it would make these twits drive any better, but it would
surely help the cautious drivers who are approaching a light if they could
see it was going to turn in three seconds.

Anyone ever see this overseas or here in the US?

Steve

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MLOM - 20 Jan 2007 03:24 GMT

> I was watching a program about China this afternoon, and I think I know what
> the reason for Chinese Fire Drills are. You know, where the occupants of
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>
> Steve

Regarding the digital clock: I have seen them before, DC IIRC, but it
was for pedestrians. Regarding the left-turn-against-red, that's the
definition of the Kansas City Left per the link.
http://www.mylandofmisery.com/roads/mo/mo-devil.htm

You can find a perfect definition of "Speed Limit" there as well.

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Brent P - 20 Jan 2007 05:30 GMT

> Regarding the left-turn-against-red, that's the
> definition of the Kansas City Left per the link.

Left on red is a standard move of a chicago cop.

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MLOM - 20 Jan 2007 15:36 GMT

> > Regarding the left-turn-against-red, that's the
> > definition of the Kansas City Left per the link.
>
> Left on red is a standard move of a chicago cop.

Light bar/siren activation optional in that case?

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Ashton Crusher - 21 Jan 2007 01:45 GMT

>> > Regarding the left-turn-against-red, that's the
>> > definition of the Kansas City Left per the link.
>>
>> Left on red is a standard move of a chicago cop.
>
>Light bar/siren activation optional in that case?

brain optional too.

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Steve B - 21 Jan 2007 08:11 GMT

>>> > Regarding the left-turn-against-red, that's the
>>> > definition of the Kansas City Left per the link.
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>
> brain optional too.

not in the case of homo sapiens.

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Brent P - 21 Jan 2007 02:52 GMT

Suburban cops will almost always activate the lights, chicago cops well
I'll just say I haven't seen one bother.

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Ted Kennedy - President of DDDAMM (Drunk Driving Divers Against Mad Mothers) - 21 Jan 2007 03:36 GMT

>I was watching a program about China this afternoon, and I think I know what
>the reason for Chinese Fire Drills are. You know, where the occupants of
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>
>Steve

You're almost as stupid as your buddy gpstroll.

Rhetorical question: if people don't pay heed to the rather simplistic
signal indication system already in place, what makes you think a more
complicated scheme will improve things?

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Please explain how you concluded a vehicle with a velocity of zero might be -the- contributing factor to a collision due to driver inattentiveness.

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