Helpful government
Government from local to national is deciding what is "best" for us. California wants to put remote control thermostats in homes because the government knows best. California has decided that children cannot be home schooled unless the parent has a teaching certificate because the government knows best. Mississippi has a bill pending in the legislature that fat people (as defined by the state) cannot be served in restaurants because the government knows best. Texas tells people they cannot play eight liner machines that pay out too much because the government knows best. The United States government tells us what time it is because the government knows best.
I'm tired of the government telling me what is best. I want to return to the days when I was allowed to decide for myself what is best.
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Traffic light cameras
When the cameras were installed to control the traffic lights on the streets that intersect with Loop 463, I thought they might be a good idea -- if they work. The cameras at Mockingbird and Sam Houston are a waste of money. For sometime now on my way to work I've been frustrated by waiting at a red light on Mockingbird while almost non-existant traffic on Sam Houston has a green. This morning was the last straw. The green for Sam Houston lasted one minute twenty seconds and seven cars passed while traffic stacked up on Mockingbird, especially in the left turn lane. I don't know how much money was spent on this control system, but it was too much for the benefit they might provide. Surely the city can get someone to do something about this set of cameras and the lights they are supposed to control. Until then, I'll take Guy Grant from Mockingbird to Navarro.
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posted by
CG23Sailor
on Jul 22, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Another trouble Light is Main and Airline. You can sit on Airline for over 2 minutes and not a single car will be on Main, Yet wait you do. Also this and several other lights need to go to Yellow flashing after 11pm just as several others do along Navarro and Sam Houston.
posted by
sandwichh
on Jul 22, 2008 at 10:14 AM
A guy I carpool with went to talk to the city about the light system that is disappointing to say the least. Especially in the early morning hours.
He was told, the cameras are not operating. So, what was the consultanting charge fee for? posted by
pat
on Jul 22, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Why don't you just call Lawrence Sutton? He may not be aware of the problem. You can find his number on the city's website.
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