Bring a good book with you when you know you’ll be traveling through the intersection of Gateway Drive and Prill Road near Kohl’s on Eau Claire’s south side. It feels like only three cars get through the light at a time, so things can back up quickly. If you want to cross through Clairemont Avenue and Stein Boulevard in Eau Claire on your way to work, bring two cups of coffee with you. You’ll finish one of them waiting to get through the lights. Traveling through the intersection of Hastings Way and Brackett Avenue in Eau Claire? You’ll want to check before you pull out, then check again, then check again, and ... you get the picture. — Diana Peterson