Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Oregon Engineer Makes History With New Traffic Light Timing Formula

quote [ Mats Järlström was fined $500 for criticizing the timing of traffic lights.He sued ,won and now his formula will help traffic engineers around the world ]

I Like traffic lights
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[by ScoobySnacks@8:18amGMT]

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the circus said @ 2:41pm GMT on 3rd Mar [Score:2 Insightful]
Wait, burying the lead? He was fined for publicly criticising how traffic lights worked?!
mechanical contrivance said @ 2:49pm GMT on 3rd Mar [Score:1 Good]
For doing it without the proper engineering license. But, apparently, the law that allows the state to issue that fine violated the first amendment.
5th Earth said[1] @ 4:04pm GMT on 3rd Mar
That story had already been told, or at least, I remember hearing about it when it happened. I thought of this as a follow up to that.
dolemite said @ 9:51pm GMT on 5th Mar
He forgot to make his criticisms in a free speech zone.
TStryker said @ 7:35pm GMT on 3rd Mar
Hell yeah. One man who was wronged by the machine of the government comes out on top. Here's where Nelson's Haha! is needed. What a feel good story!

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