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ChemEngrMBA:
In 1983, the Department of Transportation required all auto and small truck manufacturers to install Center High Mounted Stop Lamps (CHMSLs) in order to reduce rear-end accidents.  Research showed that such center stop lamps reduced accidents by 4.3%, saving Americans hundreds of milions of dollars in car damages, much less time and trouble.

When I commuted 25 miles each way from LA to Orange County, I would write on my yellow legal pad "BRAKE LIGHT OUT", honk and show it to the driver.  For thirty years.  I got tired of writing it down and printed it out.  During that thirty years, I estimate I have notified 50,000 to 80,000 drivers of burned out brake lights by showing them this sign, which almost always gets a "thumbs up."


On July 12, I filed a formal whistleblower complaint with the Department of Transportation, providing considerable photographic evidence of virtually all car manufacturers violating Standard 108 by obscuring the mandated CHMSL with heavily tinted rear windows.  I have also contacted a major law firm to file class action litigation against every American car manufacturer for product defects endangering the public in every state, even those who do not have the heavy tinted windows, but may be following such a car and cannot see the obscured CHMSL.

Do what you can for as many as you can, every day.

rustynail:
'How did you serve others today?'  With some fava beans and a nice chianti.

libertybele:
I gave our lawn maintenance worker a raise.  We finally found someone who does a good job, polite, great communication and always does as I request without any hesitation.  He quit his job that he hated and started his own business. He has two kids to feed so it was a bit of a gamble.  He loves what he does especially landscape design.

Smokin Joe:
Not much, really. I just kicked a wedge of pallet lumber that had been broken off out of the aisle (to the very edge) in a local home improvement store. It's a real pain to run your cart into one of those and skid to a stop...and I avoided running into three idiot drivers on the way there and back.

Cyber Liberty:
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