RobiNZ Personal Blog

Traffic Light Thought–We need a “turn your headlights on” signal

Maybe it is the season, winter gloom approaches, or just the time of my evening commute? Every night I see several cars with no headlights, barely visible in the dark. It can be easy to overlook if you drive out of a brightly lit car park on to the lit city street. Sometimes, especially when roads are wet, it can be hard to tell if your lights are on at all! There seem to be accepted signals for thankyou (couple of hazard light flashes), caution (headlight full beam flash) but no way to jut say “turn your lights on”. I’ve... Read more →

Traffic Light Thought–Smoke in lungs, not in car?

Must have strayed into the smokers section of rush hour* this morning. Sitting at the on-ramp lights at Rosebank Rd three cars had drivers smoking, hanging their arm or puffing smoke out of an open drivers window. Seems odd that they don’t want that stinky cancer inducing filth in their car but quite happy to let their poor lungs suffer the same. * Rush hour is from 06:30 to about 10:00… Read more →