2006-11-24 00:22:27 · 11 answers · asked by jep 785 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
Sod's Law. I always remember driving into town (Birmingham) once and having all the lights green - when I got to my destination, there was only one other person there and it was really boring. Typical
2006-11-24 00:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't. You just remember the red lights. Especially when you're mad. Try tracking red and green lights sometime. Keep a note pad and a pencil in the car. Make a note of each red and each green light. I will bet you that over the course of one week you will do no better than 50-60 percent green no matter what time of day or where you are going or whether you are in a rush or not.
2006-11-24 09:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I can say is someone knows when you leave late and tells the stop light patrol and they look for you and change the light just when you get there. Really I have experienced this...and it seems that way. But if you time the lights when you get to them...most last about 30 seconds...seems like an eternity when you are in a hurry. Slow down..leave early...and it won't be an issue.
Drive safe and don't get hurt or hurt another in your hurry ...it will still be there when you get there.
2006-11-24 15:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because of the malevolence of the traffic lights, and actually everything, that can slow you down and uses it's chance to do it when you are in a hurry.
That's Murphy's laws. (See the sources. First one is just an essay from wikipedia on the origins of ML, the second is a website with Murphy's laws themselves. A good read, I daresay ;) )
2006-11-24 00:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by enthernae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not stuck anymore than you usually are. It just feels that way because you are short of time and sensitive to any holdups. How many times did you go through a set of lights and then think " were they red or green"? Never happens when you're in a hurry
2006-11-25 01:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens in any situation when you are in a hurry! A bus seems late, you can't cross a busy road, the phone rings just as your leaving, and guaranteed for me at least, you can't find car or house keys!!!
Blame Mr Murphy!
Serious answer is> it just seems that way at the time.
2006-11-27 02:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our "intelligent" elected officals try and use a device intended for intersection control to be used as speed control and have basically screwed up the entire works in doing so!
2006-11-24 00:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU DONT REALLY GET STUCK AT MORE LIGHTS IT JUST FEELS THAT WAY WHEN YOU RUSH........IT HAPPENS WITH MOST THINGS WHEN YOURE IN A HURRY.LIKE LOSING YOUR KEYS WHEN THEY R UNDER YOUR NOSE OR WHEN YOU SPILL SOMETHING ON YOUR CLOTHES WHEN YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY OUT SOMEWHERE...........ITS ALL ABOUT CALMING YOURSELF DOWN AND NOT GETTING INTO A PANIC
2006-11-26 08:08:46 · answer #8 · answered by crazeeladee no more 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont. You just notice more the time spent waiting at said lights.
2006-11-24 00:27:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Murphy's Law.(a.k.a sod's law)
2006-11-24 00:27:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋