A less observant driver may consider a "busy intersection" a traffic light with a high volume of cars racing back and forth. The more objective driver may believe a busy intersection is not necessarily congested with cars; just lots of surrounding events taking place at once. I never thought much about it until I eased up to a yellow traffic light at the corner of fifty-third and thirty-sixth street on a sweltering, humid summer day in September. As I sat, waiting for the light to change, I noticed an old, rusty, lime green 1975 Chevrolet truck sitting next to me. The driver was yelling at his kids as he anxiously waited to pass through this busy intersection. It was then that I began not only to observe busy drivers anxious to pass through a busy intersection, but also the surroundings of this particular street corner.
This intersection lies in the heart of a small town many believe is just a suburb Tampa, but in fact is considered moderately big to the residents of the town. With absolutely no breeze,
As the lights changed throughout the day, and I passed this same intersection religiously, I noticed that it only became livelier. The four-lane intersection had become even more congested and drivers only became more irritable. The overcast day had cleared up, a teenager's windows went down and the sound of rap music could be heard all the way from the next street corner. The temperature had reached the high for the day, hitting 103 degrees. The sun was beating down on the pavement, drying any excess rain left from the earlier afternoon showers. As many of the restaurants began to open, the aroma of barbeque overtook the odor of cigarette smoke and exhaust fumes. Time and time again this busy intersection filled with anxious drivers, making it appear as though the surroundings changed like the leaves of fall.
Most drivers don't take the time to appreciate the sounds and smells of this intersection because they're in too big a hurry. Next time you approach a busy intersection and stop at the red light,
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