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What friggin' state might that be?
...Jim Thompson
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It's great to be in this friggin' state after a few threads on traffic light controllers. I like the comment about how detectors check that the lights are working and if there's a fault, the controller flashes the lights. Sounds great!
So I get off the interstate today and found a burnt out red light. I checked both ways and pulled out onto a four lane road. A glance over my shoulder confirmed my suspicion that the light was green (not flashing yellow) for the road I turned onto.
In Massachusetts we consider flashing yellow to be the equivalent of green. Consistent with the view that a yellow light means to speed up and squeeze through the intersection. If it changes to red while still in the intersection, it's OK, it was "orange."
Here in Oregon we keep an eye on the cross-traffic yellows; they're staging lights so you can get off the line faster when your light turns green.
Boy were my first few weeks in Massachusetts interesting!
Ever wonder if all these cars aren't simply electrons, flowing through wires we call roads... and they're speeding up as the voltage is raised and colliding into each other as the current is increased?
Washington state at a guess..
At about the time of 11/30/2004 9:41 PM, Tim Wescott stated the following:
You should come to California then. Here, the lights are just for show and are routinely ignored.
I've almost gotten clipped, more than once, by some jackass who ran a red light.
In Memphis the rule is Wait for green light Count three cars running the red Proceed with caution
Bob
A comment from a driver here in Edinburgh some years ago: "Well, it was only a little bit red." We now have lots of cameras.
Regards Ian
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pa - the state of ignorance.
Disproof: cars traveling in opositite direction on the freeways in winter NEVER form Cooper pairs.
Mark L. Fergerson
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So the ones that run the red are analagous to an inductive kick, where a few more electrons have to jump the gap after the switch has opened?
Right... and traffic backs up (electrostatic charge buildup) when repair crews cut the road... :)
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