Hmmm - it's not just the lack of electricity, or even the fact that the light doesn't flash. The other day I came very close to running someone down on the crossing - it was a very sunny day (like today) and she was standing in the shadow of the tree on the CEN side, and I was travelling towards Cambridge (within the speed limit). I just didn't see her until I was nearly up to the crossing, by which time it was too late to brake safely. Fortunately, she didn't start across. (If the lady in question is on this mailing list - my sincere apologies for the fright I must have given you.) It is possible that I may not have been paying as much attention as I should, but I really don't think that was the case. In contrast to the rest of the road scene, anyone waiting on that side is in very significant shadow. Perhaps more should have been/should be trimmed from the overhanging tree? I feel better for getting that off my chest, but if it happened to me, and I consider myself to be a fairly safe driver, what if someone had been coming along at the kind of speed we so often, sadly, see through there, and the lady had stepped out, expecting the vehicle to stop? David Chamberlin. -- Still a bit shaken by the thought of what might have happened :-( On 27 Jun 2005 at 16:48, Lynne Twinn wrote: > You joke do you not , Paul , that there was no electricity put on the > High Street crossing near Tescos.?Didnt they realise that electric > lights need .....um.........electricity.?Another reason to dig up the > road, still I suppose it keeps them out of mischief.? Am I the daft > one or are they.? :'( :. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~ >