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[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

i remember visiting extended family back in, i think, the early 80s. down in alabama or something. their traffic lights went green>yellow>red, as expected. but then went red>yellow>green.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

What would you expect them to do? Go straight from red to green?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago

That's what normally happens

[–] geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes. That's what happens in most countries

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So they just go straight to green without any warning?

[–] VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

More or less. If you're paying attention to what's going on around you you'll notice other traffic stop before your light turns green. There's also typically a second or two where all lights are red before one turns green to make sure the intersection is clear.

[–] geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would you need a warning? It's not a race. In fact, that's probably part of the reasoning of not having a yellow before changing to green

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago

So you can get in gear, do observations and be ready to move when the light turns green.

[–] DasherPack@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's what traffic lights do here in Spain. I don't actually know if Red-yellow-green has any advantage

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago

That's the part where you spin your tires to burn

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is normal in Europe too, and actually helps to clear up the traffic. You see red+yellow lights on, you put on first gear and prepare to start moving.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

in many (maybe even 'most') american towns and cities, there would be too many drivers going on that yellow and not waiting for the green.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

There's a clear difference though. Yellow = no-go, yellow+red = prepare to go

[–] onion@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

They'd be running a red light

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

In the UK, they go Green-Yellow-Red-Yellow-Green, which seems pretty sensible to me.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Czechs do this too. Gives you time to menacingly rev your engine at the car next to you.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've seen that in some German places as well

[–] zout@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All German places I've seen, this seems to be a national thing.

[–] 1stq@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@zout No. Green, Yellow, Red, Red+Yellow, Green...
There. Are. Four. Phases.
After Yellow always comes Red. (At least in Germany)

[–] zout@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Never noticed this, will look out for this next time I cross the border.