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06-14-2004, 04:25 PM

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:52:24 -0400,
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"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>Too many
>cyclists misuse the road knowingly and with malice

Pull another fable out of your ass, goof.
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06-14-2004, 05:23 PM

In article <hXpzc.25442$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
keydates <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Problem is, most of the times the "non-functioning" lights are the ones
> at intersections where the cross traffic is very busy (ie a highway)
> while I'm on an "ordinary road." Thus, I essentially have to wait for a
> green light, which gets annoying if I have to wait so much longer than I
> actually should.
>
> Sometimes the crosswalks don't work either. At one intersection,
> pressing the button does not get a green light and you wait there until
> you say, "F*ck it, I'm going." and go. Then, of course, the light will
> change. But only after you ran the red.

I sort of 'get' the lights Kevan is dealing with are on timers
rather than push buttons or sensors. In a lot of ways, I think
the ones on timers are preferable. At least you know you'll get
your green, sooner or later. And if there's a power outage,
those are the ones at which people best revert to 4-way stop rules.
Like you say, with push button lights there's no telling when
they're going to change, and no apparent rhyme or reason to their
arbitrarily-timed intervals. I think they must be controlled
with some hoary old COBOL computer program (with punch cards.)

One thing I especially hate about push button lights is when I
push the button, and wait, and wait, and wait. By the time
the light changes in my favour, the cross traffic has dwindled
to next to nothing, and I end up stopping one lone car, and
feeling like a heel as I pass by the driver.

Often it's best (for everybody) to not push the button, and
just wait for a safe break in the cross traffic instead.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 05:23 PM

In article <hXpzc.25442$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
keydates <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Problem is, most of the times the "non-functioning" lights are the ones
> at intersections where the cross traffic is very busy (ie a highway)
> while I'm on an "ordinary road." Thus, I essentially have to wait for a
> green light, which gets annoying if I have to wait so much longer than I
> actually should.
>
> Sometimes the crosswalks don't work either. At one intersection,
> pressing the button does not get a green light and you wait there until
> you say, "F*ck it, I'm going." and go. Then, of course, the light will
> change. But only after you ran the red.

I sort of 'get' the lights Kevan is dealing with are on timers
rather than push buttons or sensors. In a lot of ways, I think
the ones on timers are preferable. At least you know you'll get
your green, sooner or later. And if there's a power outage,
those are the ones at which people best revert to 4-way stop rules.
Like you say, with push button lights there's no telling when
they're going to change, and no apparent rhyme or reason to their
arbitrarily-timed intervals. I think they must be controlled
with some hoary old COBOL computer program (with punch cards.)

One thing I especially hate about push button lights is when I
push the button, and wait, and wait, and wait. By the time
the light changes in my favour, the cross traffic has dwindled
to next to nothing, and I end up stopping one lone car, and
feeling like a heel as I pass by the driver.

Often it's best (for everybody) to not push the button, and
just wait for a safe break in the cross traffic instead.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 05:23 PM

In article <hXpzc.25442$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
keydates <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Problem is, most of the times the "non-functioning" lights are the ones
> at intersections where the cross traffic is very busy (ie a highway)
> while I'm on an "ordinary road." Thus, I essentially have to wait for a
> green light, which gets annoying if I have to wait so much longer than I
> actually should.
>
> Sometimes the crosswalks don't work either. At one intersection,
> pressing the button does not get a green light and you wait there until
> you say, "F*ck it, I'm going." and go. Then, of course, the light will
> change. But only after you ran the red.

I sort of 'get' the lights Kevan is dealing with are on timers
rather than push buttons or sensors. In a lot of ways, I think
the ones on timers are preferable. At least you know you'll get
your green, sooner or later. And if there's a power outage,
those are the ones at which people best revert to 4-way stop rules.
Like you say, with push button lights there's no telling when
they're going to change, and no apparent rhyme or reason to their
arbitrarily-timed intervals. I think they must be controlled
with some hoary old COBOL computer program (with punch cards.)

One thing I especially hate about push button lights is when I
push the button, and wait, and wait, and wait. By the time
the light changes in my favour, the cross traffic has dwindled
to next to nothing, and I end up stopping one lone car, and
feeling like a heel as I pass by the driver.

Often it's best (for everybody) to not push the button, and
just wait for a safe break in the cross traffic instead.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 05:23 PM

In article <hXpzc.25442$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
keydates <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Problem is, most of the times the "non-functioning" lights are the ones
> at intersections where the cross traffic is very busy (ie a highway)
> while I'm on an "ordinary road." Thus, I essentially have to wait for a
> green light, which gets annoying if I have to wait so much longer than I
> actually should.
>
> Sometimes the crosswalks don't work either. At one intersection,
> pressing the button does not get a green light and you wait there until
> you say, "F*ck it, I'm going." and go. Then, of course, the light will
> change. But only after you ran the red.

I sort of 'get' the lights Kevan is dealing with are on timers
rather than push buttons or sensors. In a lot of ways, I think
the ones on timers are preferable. At least you know you'll get
your green, sooner or later. And if there's a power outage,
those are the ones at which people best revert to 4-way stop rules.
Like you say, with push button lights there's no telling when
they're going to change, and no apparent rhyme or reason to their
arbitrarily-timed intervals. I think they must be controlled
with some hoary old COBOL computer program (with punch cards.)

One thing I especially hate about push button lights is when I
push the button, and wait, and wait, and wait. By the time
the light changes in my favour, the cross traffic has dwindled
to next to nothing, and I end up stopping one lone car, and
feeling like a heel as I pass by the driver.

Often it's best (for everybody) to not push the button, and
just wait for a safe break in the cross traffic instead.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 05:23 PM

In article <hXpzc.25442$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
keydates <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> Problem is, most of the times the "non-functioning" lights are the ones
> at intersections where the cross traffic is very busy (ie a highway)
> while I'm on an "ordinary road." Thus, I essentially have to wait for a
> green light, which gets annoying if I have to wait so much longer than I
> actually should.
>
> Sometimes the crosswalks don't work either. At one intersection,
> pressing the button does not get a green light and you wait there until
> you say, "F*ck it, I'm going." and go. Then, of course, the light will
> change. But only after you ran the red.

I sort of 'get' the lights Kevan is dealing with are on timers
rather than push buttons or sensors. In a lot of ways, I think
the ones on timers are preferable. At least you know you'll get
your green, sooner or later. And if there's a power outage,
those are the ones at which people best revert to 4-way stop rules.
Like you say, with push button lights there's no telling when
they're going to change, and no apparent rhyme or reason to their
arbitrarily-timed intervals. I think they must be controlled
with some hoary old COBOL computer program (with punch cards.)

One thing I especially hate about push button lights is when I
push the button, and wait, and wait, and wait. By the time
the light changes in my favour, the cross traffic has dwindled
to next to nothing, and I end up stopping one lone car, and
feeling like a heel as I pass by the driver.

Often it's best (for everybody) to not push the button, and
just wait for a safe break in the cross traffic instead.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 05:28 PM

"Scott in Aztlán" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> >Blow me. A dog, coon or skunk could do the same thing.
>
> Interesting... So you're saying that pedalcyclists are about as intelligent as
> dogs, coons, and skunks?

Actually most dogs around here are more intelligent. They will look before trying to
cross the road.

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06-14-2004, 05:28 PM

"Scott in Aztlán" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...

> >Blow me. A dog, coon or skunk could do the same thing.
>
> Interesting... So you're saying that pedalcyclists are about as intelligent as
> dogs, coons, and skunks?

Actually most dogs around here are more intelligent. They will look before trying to
cross the road.

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06-14-2004, 05:28 PM

"Scott in Aztlán" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...

> >Blow me. A dog, coon or skunk could do the same thing.
>
> Interesting... So you're saying that pedalcyclists are about as intelligent as
> dogs, coons, and skunks?

Actually most dogs around here are more intelligent. They will look before trying to
cross the road.

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06-14-2004, 05:28 PM

"Scott in Aztlán" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...

> >Blow me. A dog, coon or skunk could do the same thing.
>
> Interesting... So you're saying that pedalcyclists are about as intelligent as
> dogs, coons, and skunks?

Actually most dogs around here are more intelligent. They will look before trying to
cross the road.

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