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In article <1992Aug06.164020.18355@kronos.com> richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun) writes:
>
>Do our gas-tax dollars actually go to anyone paying attention to stuff
>like this?  Once every few years, I'll actually notice that a traffic
>light's timing circuit has been adjusted.  Such events are *rare*.
>

Say what you will about New York, at least they know how to synchronize
their lights.  At least on the avenues in Manhattan, they're timed to
promote driving around 30 m.p.h. -- go too slow or too fast, and you get
stuck at a light.  A fun game in non-rush hours is to see how many blocks
you can go without stopping.  I realize the cowpath nature of streets
around here might make such things more difficult around here, but it is
astounding how out of sync lights are with each other.  About three years
ago, the state rebuilt Rte. 30 in Framingham between the turnpike and Rte.
126. The work included installation of brand-new lights and mechanisms. 
But from the day it opened, it's been virtually impossible to drive from the
pike to 126 without getting stuck at at least two (and usually three) lights.


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