Posted by BillyinStoughton on May 23, 2012 at 07:10:35 from (208.100.40.43):
My employer is located in Madison, WI but I live about twenty miles from where I work. Madison is a GORGEOUS city with the lakes and beautiful downtown. They have made a large effort to make the entire city navigable by bicycle to keep up with it's "green" image.
Now I'm going to tell you how stupid this "green" thing has gotten. I'm driving up Dane County Hwy PD in a group of about 30 vehicles. One guy on a bike waiting to cross hits a button and our now green light becomes red so he can cross.
Now tell me this... "How much did we increase the carbon footprint by bringing 30 vehicles to a crashing halt and then asking them to accelerate again up to 45 MPH versus one guy biking to work?"
I truly believe we need to protect our environment and save the outdoors so I have deer, pheasant, and ducks to shoot...but who makes up such an idiotic traffic control? Is there any reason he couldn't wait for the normal changing of the light so he could cross like I would have to?
Had to vent. OK...I'm done now. Had to let off some steam.
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