The Onion says the quiet part out loud to illustrate the real philosophy behind many road safety strategies.
The satirical news site The Onion once again skewers transportation officials, poking fun at our nation’s inadequate efforts to protect pedestrians and eliminate traffic violence. The fictionalized news article imagines a new type of pedestrian crossing signals, fictionally installed by the Georgia Department of Transportation, that simply read “Good Luck!”
“The signal will illuminate for 20 seconds, and within that time span hopefully walkers will make it across the street, but if not, oh well,” the article fictionally “quotes” a GDOT official as saying.
The same fictional official “also noted that the stop signs used by school crossing guards would be exchanged for double-sided paddles reading ‘Go for it.’” The article continues, “At press time, Rowcliff clarified the signals did not mean that cars should stop, but rather speed up.”
FULL STORY: Transportation Department Unveils ‘Good Luck’ Signals For Pedestrians Trying To Cross Intersections
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