Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
There's a set near me that have what I presume is a weight sensor in the road way. They are on a dual carriageway, and allow access to/from the local college. As such they generally only need to operate from Monday-Friday during college hours, and the rest of the time the traffic runs fine. Except for when we had some very heavy snowfall a few years ago, and because nobody was going in/out of college as it was nearly Christmas, all of the snow was piling up on the access road and tripping the traffic lights on/off the whole time, and every time the snowplough went through it would only add to that pile as well.
I think it even made the local paper at the time, which was of course followed by the regular unhelpful comments the following week.
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
I believe you because I know your background. But I am in disbelief that it's a true statement. I can only imagine that you mean that all traffic lights have sensors fitted but then 98.7% of them have that feature turned off. Because if the reverse was true, I wouldn't spend an age sitting at a red light during off-peak driving whilst a side road, where no cars were waiting, is given a full opportunity to disgorge... nothing.
lord trumpton said:
- People in supermarkets (usually fat b
ds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.
Only excusable in the case of a husband following his wife, who is one of those women who can take 10 minutes to decide which nearly identical can of baked beans to buyds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.MartG said:
lord trumpton said:
- People in supermarkets (usually fat bds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.
Only excusable in the case of a husband following his wife, who is one of those women who can take 10 minutes to decide which nearly identical can of baked beans to buyds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.MartG said:
lord trumpton said:
- People in supermarkets (usually fat bds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.
Only excusable in the case of a husband following his wife, who is one of those women who can take 10 minutes to decide which nearly identical can of baked beans to buyds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.Followed shortly by looking up Solicitors, and lap dancing clubs.
V8mate said:
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
I believe you because I know your background. But I am in disbelief that it's a true statement. I can only imagine that you mean that all traffic lights have sensors fitted but then 98.7% of them have that feature turned off. Because if the reverse was true, I wouldn't spend an age sitting at a red light during off-peak driving whilst a side road, where no cars were waiting, is given a full opportunity to disgorge... nothing.
Shakermaker said:
MartG said:
lord trumpton said:
- People in supermarkets (usually fat bds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.
Only excusable in the case of a husband following his wife, who is one of those women who can take 10 minutes to decide which nearly identical can of baked beans to buyds) that lean forward with their elbows resting on the trolley handle and just shuffle along.OpulentBob said:
V8mate said:
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
I believe you because I know your background. But I am in disbelief that it's a true statement. I can only imagine that you mean that all traffic lights have sensors fitted but then 98.7% of them have that feature turned off. Because if the reverse was true, I wouldn't spend an age sitting at a red light during off-peak driving whilst a side road, where no cars were waiting, is given a full opportunity to disgorge... nothing.
Shakermaker said:
surely the only acceptable thing to do is to gather enough momentum with the trolley to then skid along the aisles as far as is possible, OR, skidding along with the aim of stopping exactly next to the item you want to buy?
This is why I like shopping in Aldi.You go to Sainsburys and there's 10 versions of everything, Aldi, there's one. You either buy the beans, or you don't, there's no other option
Munter said:
OpulentBob said:
V8mate said:
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
I believe you because I know your background. But I am in disbelief that it's a true statement. I can only imagine that you mean that all traffic lights have sensors fitted but then 98.7% of them have that feature turned off. Because if the reverse was true, I wouldn't spend an age sitting at a red light during off-peak driving whilst a side road, where no cars were waiting, is given a full opportunity to disgorge... nothing.
Like here - a relatively recent installation
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8975082,0.911271...
Cotty said:
lord trumpton said:
- People that wear woolly hats in summer
- People that have a scarf tied in a huge knot around their neck over a t shirt in warm weather.
There are still people wearing winter coats. Ok it might be raining but it not cold. - People that have a scarf tied in a huge knot around their neck over a t shirt in warm weather.
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V8mate said:
Munter said:
OpulentBob said:
V8mate said:
OpulentBob said:
O/T: All traffic lights are sensor operated, in some respect. I have never, ever used, installed, or to my memory even seen a set based on timing only.
I believe you because I know your background. But I am in disbelief that it's a true statement. I can only imagine that you mean that all traffic lights have sensors fitted but then 98.7% of them have that feature turned off. Because if the reverse was true, I wouldn't spend an age sitting at a red light during off-peak driving whilst a side road, where no cars were waiting, is given a full opportunity to disgorge... nothing.
Like here - a relatively recent installation
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8975082,0.911271...
That is a redundancy built in, so that undetectable vehicles (pushbikes, invalid carriages, etc) aren't stuck in the side road, ignored. Even vehicle activated lights will have an over-riding timer. However, the amount of time an "unrequested" green is shown to the side road should be the bare minimum, less than ten seconds for example.
That particular junction has to hold the westbound traffic twice as long, to allow the side road to exit, and to allow the dedicated right turn opposite to have a go on green. It gets a particularly high proportion of cycles due to the new cyclepath along the river, so the timed trigger is probably at a shorter interval than others.
But, essentially, it's deliberate and has a purpose
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