Posted on 12/11/2009 9:18:01 AM PST by jpl
Edited on 12/11/2009 9:35:36 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)
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No problem! They’ll just install heaters so the total energy use = 125% of the old way.
Exactly the situation near me this morning. About 50% of the traffic blew through the off signal as though it was bright green.
Reminds me of that time in the 70s that Chicago bought a whole bunch of new, improved road salt that would melt snow down to 0 degrees F.
Only problem was that it gets to zero a lot in Chicago, then what was melted before would refreeze into a real slick sheet of ice and couldn't be melted.
ROFL!
(except that the number with most likely be north of 125%)
When I was in Vietnam years ago, we kept a lit 60W light bulb in the bottom of our barracks lockers so that our clothing and other stuff didn’t get moldy. It isn’t just for cold weather that we NEED incandescent lights.
“Anyone blowing through a controlled intersection is an idiot.”
True, that. Unfortunately, our roads are filled with idiots who barely have any clue about the rules of the road. They have no idea that flashing red equals “stop”, or that no signal equals “stop.”
For what it’s worth, I love my LED flashlights. Very bright, and they use so little power, you can use “dead” batteries in them (batteries that can no longer run other devices).
Of course, icing up doesn’t apply to them.
You git that right. I've almost been killed by people plowing into the back of me and people blowing through the intersection when the lights were out. Morons...
BTW, is your screen name a reference to the Rush song?
And you can bake cupcakes with a 60w light. You also can keep newborn little animals warm with one a couple feet overhead.
Here in Colorado we went from a “No Fault” to an “At Fault” insurance program. hehe. People started seeing their insurance skyrocket as they had accidents and it was their fault. “Gosh, officer, I thought I could turn right from the far left lane.”
I can also see them easier when the sun is shining on them, as well. Much easier to see than the old bulbs.
Wait a minute! We have those new energy-efficient mercury-filled-curly-cued-lightbulbs- just the thing to do the trick to heat up the LED`s!
They could have left the red incandescent bulbs in place and still had cost savings on electricity.
Once the jackasses have blinders on, it’s hard to get them off.
I realize not all traffic from all directions will be affected as the blowing snow/ice generally will only cover part of the light, but can't these lights be centrally controled and turned to flashing red if it appears something is wrong for at least one direction of traffic? Also, as was mentioned in a previous post, what about a simple thermal switch and heating coil to kick on when temps drop below a certain level?
According to Al Gore, this shouldn’t have been a problem because “global warming” should have precluded the chance of it ever snowing again. All the polar bears should have been dead by now and all the icebergs should have melted.
I agree. However, most lemmings out there only do what the light tells them. If they can see the light, they may not be aware that the others facing them, or cross-traffic, cannot.
Why not set an emergency procedure that in inclement weather of this nature, all lights flash red and all intersections are to be treated as four-way stops.
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