50k speed indicator at Ultimo, Sydney
50/50 are odds we are persuaded by.
It’s an even bet.
Not bad.
We’re gamblers, accustomed to a degree of risk, but really?
We do not need to take such a risk.
These considerations were provided by a random representation of these numbers.(See image above.)
How could one resist when so conveniently elevated above street level, positioned for the driver at eye level for maximum legibility.
Go for it! It’s an even bet!
Its actually a speed indicator, a speed instruction,
Repeated.
Only,
When it’s placed at eye level, all those zeros look at you, teasing you, tempting you to have a go.
In the old days it would have been a clear split between boy or girl. Or right or wrong. Night and day. Not much to lose. Not too much to gain, 50, 50.
We’ve come to accept 50 as the given speed. It’s taken a while, accustomed as were, to 60, 70, 80.
It’s time to relax now. We have to to breathe and not to gasp.
We can take our time to ponder whether to have a go.