Well all of us have to stop at stoplight’s everyday. Is there a routine task that you to do at the stoplight? Or have you noticed people doing something while at the stoplight? I’ve noticed people doing various things while waiting at the stoplight. Hence this post to see how some people utilise these precious minutes of their day !!!
1. Most common with females – makeup 🙂
2. A guy reading a newspaper ( front page of SJMN)
3. Guy shaving (this was actually while driving and not at a stoplight !!!!)
4. A female relaxing – close your eyes and take some rest while at the stoplight.
5. Most recent observation – A guy flossing his teeth !!!
At the stoplight I usually dive in my own mind and swim in the pond of thoughts about events/people that have happened/will happen in the today+-week range. 🙂 (And of course occasionally i plan for the next x-FD prank)
– I have seen people going thro’ their mail. Paying bills.
– Teenage Girls doing eyebrow.
Stare hard at the light and press on the accelerator as soon as it turns green 🙂
I have never seen people do all of the above things.
(except females applying make up)
I guess I am also waiting for the signal to turn green like Sanket 🙂
But if I am riding with my girls then I fulfill their demands (like pass me the tissue and look at me I am dancing, give me water etc.) at stop light.
Pressing on the accelerator as soon as signal turns green is a bad idea since there is always a nuthead on the perpendicular road who thinks that he can beat the orange light.
If I am the first one at a stoplight, upon turning green I wait that extra 2 seconds more and start off slowly into the intersection.
On that same note I also dont try to beat the Orange most of the time. I take comfort in the fact that though I missed beating the orange today it could save my life one day in the future.
Me too, stare at the light till it turns green.
I think about the never ending list of my to-do’s too.
I might also be found seeing other drivers and their cars (to see what they are doing and what their cars are like) 😉
I dont stare at my own light but Sometimes I glance at the lights perpendicular to me. Or the walk sign with countdown on perpendicular street. That way I come to know how much time more. 🙂
Mostly I dont stare into other’s cars except the ones behind me (thru rearview mirror or side mirror) and I pretend that no one else is looking at me too. 🙂
So if you are in a car besides me, You will need to honk to get my attention.
I would look around the cars around me and stare
Driving is the best time I have to myself, so I like to relax and as Prashant said dive in my own mind.
Also I have used this time at times to listen to audio cassettes of books that i would like to read but dont find time or ‘m too lazy to read.
Lately I also use this time to do some breathing excersices. Very relaxing ……