LAMPU LALU LINTAS

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[AkhirZaman.org] Hingga akhir abad ke-19, lalu lintas di kota-kota besar sebagian besar menjadi kacau yang tidak terkendali. Pengangkutan dan gerbong melesat ke segala arah, dan bahaya seringnya kuda yang kabur menambah kegilaan yang menyeberangi jalan yang sibuk bisa menjadi tantangan hidup dan mati.

Pada tahun 1860-an, NYPD membentuk “Broadway Squad” yang terkenal. Petugas polisi ini adalah yang terbesar di departemen itu, dengan tinggi minimal enam kaki, dan tugas utama mereka hanyalah mengawal pejalan kaki dengan aman melintasi hiruk-pikuk Broadway!

Pada tahun 1890-an, kekacauan lalu lintas meningkat dengan kegilaan sepeda. Ini mengilhami Komisaris Polisi Theodore Roosevelt untuk mengatur regu sepeda polisi, yang dijuluki “Scorcher Squad,” untuk mengendalikan kecepatan setan jalanan sepeda yang terus-menerus melanggar batas kecepatan 8 mph.

Dengan kemunculan mobil, ada lebih banyak masalah ketika mencoba untuk mengatasi sistem jalur yang rumit, gemuruh orang, kuda, kereta, sepeda, dan mobil di jalan yang sering tidak beraspal, berlumpur, atau berdebu! Mobil-mobil awalnya sering mogok, menghambat jalan-jalan yang sibuk, dan tidak jarang terjadi sengketa lalu lintas diselesaikan oleh pengemudi yang “mengadu domba”. Tampak jelas bahwa beberapa metode untuk mengatur lalu lintas merupakan kebutuhan mutlak.

Sebagian besar kota memiliki polisi yang mengatur lalu lintas, yang merupakan salah satu tugas paling berbahaya. Puluhan orang terluka atau terbunuh, banyak yang meninggal karena sakit akibat terus menerus terpapar cuaca ekstrim, belum lagi setiap hari menghirup debu, kotoran, dan knalpot mobil yang tersedak. Beberapa kota mencoba sistem rambu kereta yang membingungkan untuk mengatur lalu lintas. London bahkan memiliki lampu bertenaga gas yang meledak.

Kemudian pada tahun 1912, Lester Wire, seorang detektif di kepolisian Salt Lake City, memikirkan perkataan Yesus dalam Matius 5:15: “Mereka juga tidak menyalakan pelita dan meletakkannya di bawah keranjang, tetapi di atas kaki dian, dan itu memberi penerangan bagi semua… ”

Ini mengilhami Lester untuk menciptakan salah satu lampu lalu lintas listrik pertama di dunia. sebuah kotak kayu dengan lampu berwarna merah dan hijau, di atas tiang tempat mobil dapat melihatnya. Segera gagasan itu menyebar ke kota-kota lain, di mana gagasan itu diperbaiki dan disempurnakan.

Pikirkan berapa banyak nyawa yang telah diselamatkan oleh ayat sederhana dari Kitab Suci ini!

AYAT INTI
“Lagi pula orang tidak menyalakan pelita lalu meletakkannya di bawah gantang, melainkan di atas kaki dian sehingga menerangi semua orang di dalam rumah itu.”  (Matius 5:15)

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