"PLEASE TURN"
I am told this when driving into the dark tunnel at Lane Cove. Part of my brain at the time is used to tell my foot to gently press on the brake pedal to slow down to the 80km/hr limit, the rest of the thinking organ is used to adjust to the sudden dimmed lighting. So this message from the flashing lightbox on the ceiling of the tunnel confuses me very much.
Yes, I will turn ... but where? I can neither turn left nor right as there is no upcoming crossroads inside the tunnel. I can only turn ... straight! (which I already know I am).
Fifty meters later, another message flashes: "HEADLIGHTS ON".
Errr .. Thanks for trying to help me saving energy ... but ... how do you know, my big brother, that I have my headlights on? Is this message directed at me and my car, or at the guy in front of me? Should I turn my headlights off now?
Whoever write these messages are absolute nutters. At the speed of 80km/hr drivers cannot read the entire demand "PLEASE TURN HEADLIGHTS ON". I wonder why we often do crazy things on the road!
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