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Re: traffic lights



In article <46imk0$du1@clark.net> dlr@clark.net (David Robinowitz) writes:

> Any operating systems student will remind you that timed lights are only 
> effective on one-way streets.

Not if you set different speed limits for the directions.
Better: have signs that say "if you drive xxx mph you will hit
all greens". I'd be perfectly happy going a bit under the legal
speed limit if I could just keep going.

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