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Hello,

I read the article in the LA Times today about your proposal for
lowering emissions, which I am full heartedly in support of.
I've thought of another way to lower these emissions and save
hundreds of thousands of gallons of gas for automobiles in
California without adding more regulations or incurring too much
extra costs.   

Have you ever noticed how people approach a stop light?  They
either race up and try to beat the yellow light or try to slow
down just enough to catch the green light before coming to a stop.
 Some people, of course, speed from one light to another and stop
burning up precious fuel.

What if every stop light had a digital timer installed on top of
the lights that could be seen hundreds of yards away that
indicated how much time was left before the light changed?  That
way people could adjust their driving habits (and save gas) by
slowing down or speeding up in order to catch a green light. You
could also install cameras to keep the speeders from racing to
beat a red light.  

Studies have shown that this would increase fuel efficiency by at
least 5-10% (probably more).  We need to train people to be
'smarter' drivers and break the bad habits most have now of 
racing from one light to another.  This measure, over time, would
do that.

Thank you for your time.