Since the installation of the miraculous energy efficient traffic light, several cities are reporting traffic accidents because, these new lights can't melt snow. The lights are being glazed over from snow and ice; drivers cannot see the lights. In the most extreme case, one death occurred.
Illinois authorities said that during a storm in April, 34-year-old Lisa Richter could see she had a green light and began making a left turn. A driver coming from the opposite direction did not realize the stoplight was obscured by snow and plowed into Richter's vehicle, killing her.
The only thing cities can really do is have the ice and snow scraped off by hand and, this is quite a bit of labor.
If you do run across this, you should treat the intersection as a four way stop, just as you would in a black out.
The irony here is, if we had global warming, the winter storms wouldn't occur! It's as if were damned if we do and damned if we don't. I think we can all agree, saving energy is wonderful but, at what cost? Yes, these new LED lights work for years and should probably be used in areas of the country where winter storms don't occur but, in places like Wisconsin or, Minnesota? No, I think the government should err on the side of safety and bring back the normal lights. It's just common sense!
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