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During this week's search, I decided to check out the Usenet in the Yahoo Homepage. I started by clicking on Misc. to see what that was all about in terms of Recreation and Autos.
One article that I found was entitled "Traffic Lights" and was written by a man that lived in California who felt that traffic lights should be synchronized. His reason behind this was rather selfish in the sense that he claimed that due to unsynchornization of the lights, you can no longer "hit all the greens." Furthermore, speed limits can no longer be met or attained for very long because of fixed-interval traffic signals which are traffic activated. Supposedly this is done so that approaching vehicles can get a green light sooner and traffic flow would be smoother, with fewer unnecessary stops.
I don't feel that we can justify any argument when it comes to the way the traffic lights operate because it is an impartial, inanimate object. Although true that it may spoil the chances of driving somewhere without a reason to stop, however, it allows for a safer trip to that destination.
Another comment that I found while searching through the Usenet was on the dangers which could be experienced as a result of an air-bag deploying. According to this person's view, he questions what might possibly happen to a driver in the event that the air-bag should deploy.
One example that is given is in the event that the driver is smoking a cigarette during the time that the air-bag opens. In that case the driver would be left with a pretty decent burn. Or perhaps a female driver (or male because our society has gone through some changes) decides to put on make-up while driving. In the event that the air-bag should burst, would that mean that they would most likely have a lipstick tube stuck in their throat?
The bottom line which this person is trying to get across is that the car is not a beauty salon, not a restaurant, not a night club or a place to hold a marriage counseling session. He concludes by saying that "cars are for people who take driving seriously" and I agree with this statement, however, I don't feel that one can only concentrate on driving at the time that one is doing so. As appropriate as it may be to do just that, it would never happen.
As far as the implications go for traffic psychology, I feel that this person's intentions and reasons are justified, however, for the sake of all other drivers on the road at the time one decides to get in the car and drive, one must have things to preoccupy the mind in a way that the slightest incident would not stir up emotions to the extent that one becomes overly hostile. To each his own is the way I feel provided that it doesn't hurt or put anyone else in danger.