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On my way home, I was stuck at a traffic light behind three large vans. I wasn't able to see anything directly ahead of me, but I had a clear view of the electrical wires that circle Cambridge like a big spiderweb. As I was absently looking at those wires, I noticed that there was a weird blue light reflecting off of them. The light was flickering at regular intervals, almost like it was coming from a siren -- which, as it turned out, it was. There had been a three-car pile-up in the right-hand lane of the road, and an officer was on the scene sorting out the details. I had been thinking about switching into that lane (as I had to make a right-hand turn three blocks later); I saw that flickering blue light, and I stayed in my lane. Because of this, I saved myself a good -- well, probably about thirty seconds. Not such a huge accomplishment, actually. But it's the principle, damnit. Shut up.