Comments on: Stop Sign Laws http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/04/stop-sign-laws/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/04/stop-sign-laws/#comment-54 Robert Wed, 07 May 2008 03:06:49 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=21#comment-54 Ricky Bobby, a Nascar legend in our midst! Yeah, those big red signs with the big white letters of STOP on them just don't seem to carry much weight. It seems like the only way to control intersections of any traffic is to force the decision upon drivers. Large vehicles tend to create distance and it corrects some driver issues. However, there are those out there that will just drive right into the side of your vehicle while they are texting a message, yapping on a cell phone, or fiddling with their ipod while driving. As far as teaching the drivers one at a time, I think it's a futile effort. People nowadays do not use experience much in their decision making. They use what makes them feel the best at that moment in time. If they want to be first, if they are late, if they just think they deserve the next spot, they will take it just because they want to and feel it's theirs because they deserve it. Removal of decision making seems to be the only choice we have and it's a minor cost to society to do it. Ricky Bobby, a Nascar legend in our midst! Yeah, those big red signs with the big white letters of STOP on them just don’t seem to carry much weight. It seems like the only way to control intersections of any traffic is to force the decision upon drivers. Large vehicles tend to create distance and it corrects some driver issues. However, there are those out there that will just drive right into the side of your vehicle while they are texting a message, yapping on a cell phone, or fiddling with their ipod while driving.

As far as teaching the drivers one at a time, I think it’s a futile effort. People nowadays do not use experience much in their decision making. They use what makes them feel the best at that moment in time. If they want to be first, if they are late, if they just think they deserve the next spot, they will take it just because they want to and feel it’s theirs because they deserve it. Removal of decision making seems to be the only choice we have and it’s a minor cost to society to do it.

]]> By: Ricky Bobby http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/04/stop-sign-laws/#comment-51 Ricky Bobby Wed, 07 May 2008 01:12:04 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=21#comment-51 It's like the 4-way intersection by FSCB that nobody else in town seems to relealize is a 4-way intersection, despite the fact that it's posted below each stop sign. People just go when they want. Sometimes two or even three at a time. I have my own approach for dealing with this problem. My wife doesn't care for it much and it probably won't yeild any long term results, but I just can't help thinking that maybe, just maybe, I can educate the town - one car at a time. I drive fairly decent sized truck, so when it's my turn and I see people going out of order or in pairs, I take my turn anyway. I go right out in the middle, drive slow, and give them the look. It's comperable to Blue Steel if you're in the know. I certainly don't have a death wish, so I have to choose my battles carefully. Bigger vehicles and scary lookin' guys usually get away without one of my lessons. When the other car stops; some of them get it, but most of them don't. The worst part is that those who don't, get to go on with their day thinking that I was somehow in the wrong. It’s like the 4-way intersection by FSCB that nobody else in town seems to relealize is a 4-way intersection, despite the fact that it’s posted below each stop sign. People just go when they want. Sometimes two or even three at a time.

I have my own approach for dealing with this problem. My wife doesn’t care for it much and it probably won’t yeild any long term results, but I just can’t help thinking that maybe, just maybe, I can educate the town – one car at a time.

I drive fairly decent sized truck, so when it’s my turn and I see people going out of order or in pairs, I take my turn anyway. I go right out in the middle, drive slow, and give them the look. It’s comperable to Blue Steel if you’re in the know. I certainly don’t have a death wish, so I have to choose my battles carefully. Bigger vehicles and scary lookin’ guys usually get away without one of my lessons.

When the other car stops; some of them get it, but most of them don’t. The worst part is that those who don’t, get to go on with their day thinking that I was somehow in the wrong.

]]> By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/04/stop-sign-laws/#comment-14 Robert Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:53:48 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=21#comment-14 As far as price is concerned, how much cost is associated with a few posts, some electric wire, some high tension wire to hold the lights, and the light structure itself? I can't imagine it would be a huge impact on the fiscal year of a community. It comes down to whether the town council/administration is there to help the community or to further abuse their position and use public funding to help other "needs." As far as price is concerned, how much cost is associated with a few posts, some electric wire, some high tension wire to hold the lights, and the light structure itself? I can’t imagine it would be a huge impact on the fiscal year of a community. It comes down to whether the town council/administration is there to help the community or to further abuse their position and use public funding to help other “needs.”

]]> By: Bob http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/04/stop-sign-laws/#comment-11 Bob Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:24:50 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=21#comment-11 I live in a very small town in Arizona and we were continually having accidents and traffic being backed up. The county finally sent one or their deputies down to direct traffic. This helped, but it took a full time deputy away from his job of helping to protect the county. After a lot of complaining to the county,they have finally set up a temporary traffic light. They tell us that it is in the plans to put a permanent light in. You would not believe the difference in the traffic flow. You no longer have to sit in line to get home anymore. You are right,some people cannot think or react on their own. With everyone on cell phones and listening to music turned up so loud,that a deaf person can feel the vibrations 4 or 5 blocks away.In todays world when everyone wants to be first at every thing, this sets up a lot of possibilitys for accidents and road rage. So as you can see, I think that there should be traffic lights put in at all problem intersections. Some communities say that they cannot afford these lights. My question to those people. What price do you put on a persons life or safety?? I live in a very small town in Arizona and we were continually having accidents and traffic being backed up. The county finally sent one or their deputies down to direct traffic. This helped, but it took a full time deputy away from his job of helping to protect the county. After a lot of complaining to the county,they have finally set up a temporary traffic light. They tell us that it is in the plans to put a permanent light in. You would not believe the difference in the traffic flow. You no longer have to sit in line to get home anymore. You are right,some people cannot think or react on their own. With everyone on cell phones and listening to music turned up so loud,that a deaf person can feel the vibrations 4 or 5 blocks away.In todays world when everyone wants to be first at every thing, this sets up a lot of possibilitys for accidents and road rage.
So as you can see, I think that there should be traffic lights put in at all problem intersections. Some communities say that they cannot afford these lights. My question to those people. What price do you put on a persons life or safety??

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