Concerned about his officers' working conditions (they would have to stand in the middle of the road for long hours even in inclement weather), and realizing traffic and intersections in the city would continue to outnumber and overwhelm anyone trying to manage them alone, Wire sought to devise a better and safer way to control traffic. With Matthew 5:15 as his inspiration ("Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all"), Wire envisioned the electric traffic signal.
Wire was concerned about his officers' working conditions (they would have to stand in the middle of the road for long hours even in bad weather) and realized that managing intersections alone would be challenging. Inspired by Matthew 5:15 ("Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all"), Wire aimed to create an electric traffic signal for better control.