Racing Towards Red Lights

Flint · 02-13-2008, 11:41 AM

Every day, at the same exact place, at the same exact time, the same exact thing happens.

Panel A. This is a four-lane road, there's no turn lane. So the people (green arrow) who are turning (against traffic) into the parking lot of their work, are nearly rear-ended by Speedy Gonzales (red arrow), who by God has important places to be RIGHT NOW. These VIPs usually swoop right back in front of "the obstacle" just to...teach them some kind of lesson, I suppose. And, invariably, they accelerate.

Panel B is even funnier, because no sooner than they swoop back in to lane 3, there's ANOTHER set of people turning into ANOTHER parking lot! Again, they SWOOP around, barely avoiding a collision, as they bury the accelerator through the floorboard. Vroom! That'll teach 'em!

Panel C...straining their shitty four-cylinder to it's breaking point, they come face-to-face with...a RED LIGHT. They SLAM on their brakes, and barely avoid ANOTHER collision. Now...I always thought that the reason why they have red lights is to let you know that you'll be stopping soon.

Don't accelerate towards a red light, Einstein! Speedy Gonzales almost gets into three wrecks, burns up his engine, his gasoline, and his brake pads, all so he can sit at a red light. And this shouldn't be a surprise: the same cars turn into the same parking lots at the same time every day.

02-13-2008, 11:41 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Racing Towards Red Lights Every day, at the same exact place, at the same exact time, the same exact thing happens. Panel A. This is a four-lane road, there's no turn lane. So the people (green arrow) who are turning (against traffic) into the parking lot of their work, are nearly rear-ended by Speedy Gonzales (red arrow), who by God has important places to be RIGHT NOW. These VIPs usually swoop right back in front of "the obstacle" just to...teach them some kind of lesson, I suppose. And, invariably, they accelerate. Panel B is even funnier, because no sooner than they swoop back in to lane 3, there's ANOTHER set of people turning into ANOTHER parking lot! Again, they SWOOP around, barely avoiding a collision, as they bury the accelerator through the floorboard. Vroom! That'll teach 'em! Panel C...straining their shitty four-cylinder to it's breaking point, they come face-to-face with...a RED LIGHT. They SLAM on their brakes, and barely avoid ANOTHER collision. Now...I always thought that the reason why they have red lights is to let you know that you'll be stopping soon. Don't accelerate towards a red light, Einstein! Speedy Gonzales almost gets into three wrecks, burns up his engine, his gasoline, and his brake pads, all so he can sit at a red light. And this shouldn't be a surprise: the same cars turn into the same parking lots at the same time every day. Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 02-13-2008 at 11:56 AM.

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