WWotD - 10 February 2012

Public Service Announcement for Drivers Everywhere

When you are behind the wheel and waving pedestrians to cross the street, there's one thing you need to know: pedestrians usually cannot see you!!!

These days, your windshields are tinted for privacy and reflective to fight glare. Your side and rear windows are completely opaque. Ladies, gentlemen and others: pedestrians do not have supernatural vision. Ray-Bans do not give them special ocular powers. Wave all you want, but your chances of overcoming the laws of physics are nonexistent.

Please, don't sit for five minutes and get an arm workout trying to convince pedestrians to cross the street. Since the battle of man versus car usually favors the car, smart pedestrians prefer to wait. Just hit the accelerator and go.

Thank you.

opaque

 adj \ō-ˈpāk\

Definition of OPAQUE

1

: blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light :exhibiting opacity (see opacity)

2

a : hard to understand or explain <opaque prose>b : obtuse, thickheaded


from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opaque