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Sometimes the sun is near where the
traffic light is, making it hard to see the
light or even glance in that general
direction.
I propose a back board to be hung behind
the traffic lights to blot out the sun in the
general area and also allow for any traffic
light to be more of a contrast
to its sunlit
background.
http://www.bigfoto....otos2/red_light.jpg
[contracts, Jun 20 2005]
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I read the title and thought "A town with no traffic?". |
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Q: What do you get when you cross gas lines and the San Andreas fault? |
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I've seen this exact thing at a south-west facing intersection near where I used to live in Pennsylvania. It wasn't so much hung behind - the lights were mounted flush into it. |
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//Q: What do you get when you cross gas lines and the San Andreas fault?// |
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Well, if you add a match and there's an earthquake: |
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Fully baked. I've seen them in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. The Florida ones have louvers to let winds through so they don't get blown about so much. Why would they need that? |
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How about a "Traffic Light Back Board" remedial program for city engineers that need help learning about some of the great ideas. It could include multi-cultural training; i.e. teaching them how to set the HalfBakery as a favorite in their browser so they could view some of the ideas proposed by road warriors from across the globe. |
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