Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Stupidest idea of the year
Jesus, what a fantastically stupid idea.
The city of Coeur d’Alene is going to try a low-cost way to make walkers more visible. The idea: having them carry brightly colored flags. ... Officials say it’s a model that has reduced crashes in other cities. The way it works is people will have the option to pick up a flag and carry it across the street. Then they can dump it back in a canister that will be attached to a street sign.First, teenage dickheads will steal all the flags. Second, the walkers who are most vulnerable (young kids or semi-senile oldsters like me) won't remember to pick up the flags. Third, SUV drivers are not unaware, they're murderous. A silly-looking flag-waving pedestrian is just begging to get flattened. "Here I am! Come and get it! Can't miss!" Much better idea: Arm pedestrians with AK-47s and give them absolute unpunishable authority to kill any driver who threatens them. After a few thousand SUV drivers die, the survivors might dimly perceive that whomping a walker is no fun. ¶ 7:09 AM
