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Green Traffic Lights!
Just watched a greenie guy on our local TV station complaining that having amber and red lights on at the same time is wasting electric. We have 250 sets of lights and the red / amber combination is on for two seconds every two minutes.
Having them automatically swich off or go to flashing amber during periods of light traffic (i.e. night-time) would save even more electricity and fuel.Back in the game!
3rd Jan 2007 7:50 pm
Jads777
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I like the flashing amber system for reasons of improved traffic flow.
3rd Jan 2007 8:00 pm
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what about abandoning them all together and adopting the "might is right" rule as they do in india. They even turn their headlights off to save electricity !!!Duncan
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3rd Jan 2007 8:09 pm
Jads777
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The filter system works extremely well in Guernsey and Jersey, probably due to low speeds and awareness of how the system operates. The trouble is that it only takes one plonker to get it wrong and cause problems.
3rd Jan 2007 8:10 pm
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3rd Jan 2007 8:13 pm
Jads777
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DiscoDunc wrote:
what about abandoning them all together and adopting the "might is right" rule as they do in india. They even turn their headlights off to save electricity !!!
I tried this a few weeks ago when I arrived at a filter at the same time as a Ford Ka.
I won.
Unfortunately it turned out to be a work colleague. When they complained I told them to get a 'proper' car like a D3!!!
3rd Jan 2007 8:14 pm
simon
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Jads777 wrote:
I like the flashing amber system for reasons of improved traffic flow.
Like all over France - proceed with caution.
Also turn left on red would make traffic move easier like in the US.
That green will probably be suggesting that we should douse all the street lighting and our headlights thus saving leccie and giving a slight MPG improvement.
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