Why they are put up is also another riddle that must befuddle many an average mind. The first impression one gets is that pedestrian crossings have been put up mainly to get some stocks of yellow paint off some stores or shelves. The chances are he would be transferred for his sudden fit of conscience even before summons could be served on the offender. Traffic lights seem to be an anachronism that has served its purpose sometime ago. Today it is considered an impediment in the way of motoring progress in the literal sense at least.
Accidents are just a part of risk bearing and uncertainty necessary to gain time on the move.
The pill is a nice way of avoiding the expense of buying a pram and paying a hefty nursing home bill but it has other dangers as well. Scientists at Britain's Cancer Research Campaign are of the view that taking the pill could affect the child's testicles if the new born happens to be a male. There has been a sharp rise in the number of males getting defects in their testicles since seventies. Often women stop taking the pill to conceive. When they do so the oestrogen levels in the womb rise to higher levels than normal exposing the male foetus to foreign hormones that could affect their growing testicles.