It took me three times as long as the average person to learn to drive. I took driver’s education twice. I had to drive automatic transmission for a year before I mastered stick-shift. Despite all this, I did learn, and in later years have successfully driven in both the US and the UK.
But I am SO glad I never saw this while behind the wheel — I would have been so overwhelmed as to want to curl up into a fœtal ball:
- A
The “Traffic Light Tree” is a sculpture by Pierre Vivant, in London’s Docklands. It’s interesting enough as a visual pun on urban fixtures and London Plane trees, but what insane person decided to forgo the usual park and install such an art piece in the middle of a roundabout?!
The Gonzo Girl said,
26 November 2008 at 15:03
I love it, when there’s humour in art, and if this were in a park, instead of a roundabout, I’m afraid, it just wouldn’t be funny anymore.
Fledchen said,
22 October 2008 at 22:42
This is where being a legally blind pedestrian has its advantages. I can just close my eyes and figure out what the traffic is doing with my ears instead of worrying about what the signal light says! :)
lastcrazyhorn said,
17 October 2008 at 23:14
I had to take the driving test 3 times. And that was after having my permit for 23 months.
renaeden said,
17 October 2008 at 5:50
I still drive an automatic car – too scared to drive a manual. I like the lights and am thankful that they are not used for real traffic!
athenivandx said,
17 October 2008 at 4:45
gah…….
I bet we took longer to get a license than you did……..
almost 8 years here.
And that traffic tree thing is……..clearly in the wrong place. A roundabout? Well as you said whoever put it there clearly went roundabend! (potty)
Maddy said,
17 October 2008 at 0:57
Do you know…….I really, really like that.
Cheers
The Perky Skeptic said,
17 October 2008 at 0:45
Woah. That belongs far, far… FAR… away from any streets. It would be a great sculpture for the middle of a park.
Fielding J. Hurst said,
16 October 2008 at 23:50
Oh, my. That thing gives me a headache just looking at it. :-)