SYNCHRONIZE OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS

2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #206

Okay, do you want to know how we could lower our overall gasoline consumption, improve mileage in vehicular transportation, reduce lost time in commuting and increase the air quality all around us – all at the same time?  Synchronize our traffic signals!  We certainly have the technology.  In fact, when my family took a vacation to New York City, way back in 1957, the taxi driver was able to travel about 30 miles per hour through the city streets without stopping because, as he explained it, the signals were synchronized at that speed.  So why has this not occurred in every town and city in our country!  This is a ridiculous situation!

Yes, I understand, the bane of this approach is pedestrians, whose needs are inconsistent and who obviously take longer to clear an intersection than does a vehicle.  But surely this is something that today’s engineers can figure out.  As you know, I am not a fan of the federal government intruding into many of these areas.  But maybe just this once, the feds could come up with a workable set of specifications, and even some funding, to get this plan in operation.  The government wastes so much money on other things, maybe we could actually benefit from some of these expenditures!  If you agree with me, let’s get on this!

Quote for the week:  “If we can send a man to the moon, why don’t we send all of them?”  Anon