India, Jan. 6 -- Sir,

This refers to my recent letter titled "Blinking amber traffic signal lights serve no purpose."

Following the publication of the above letter, I was happy to see all traffic signal lights, including the pedestrian signal lights at Akka Mahadevi Road Junction, switched on again and functioning properly on all days.

However, my joy seems to have been short-lived, as all traffic signal lights - except the blinking amber traffic signal lights - have once again been switched off.

One fails to understand why these traffic signal lights are being switched on and off so frequently instead of being kept on throughout the day. They appear to be operated at the whims and fancies of the traffic authorities concerned. The top...