A local columnist laments the explosive growth in use of traffic lights in his community, and how the lack of synchronized coordination between the lights is resulting in frustrating delays.  He also points out the often forgotten blinking-light mode of traffic lights, asking why his community can’t turn off the lights at night time.

Number of traffic lights has me seeing red

Traffic lights aren’t always as mundane as stop and go. I’ve noticed some pretty puzzling lights recently, as have you, my readers - odd phenomena such as flashing yellows, missing green arrows, and bizarre sequencing.  We investigate a few of these strange birds in today’s piece.

Shedding light on signals