This Is Why Traffic Light Colors Are Red, Yellow and Green
W hen you hop in your car to head to work, drop your kids off at school or make a Target run, how many traffic lights do you ...
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Traffic signal expert explains how to count down a yellow light before it turns red
Typically, the doc explains, a yellow light is preset to run for a tenth of the posted speed limit. In cases where the speed limit is less than 30 mph, though, you can still expect a three-second ...
OPD reminds of dangers of making left-hand turns
Left-hand turns are one of the top contributors to traffic crashes in Odessa. Whether it's misjudging the speed of oncoming traffic, trying to beat a yellow light, or simply not seeing another vehicle ...
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A Brief History of the Stoplight
to thank for the yellow light, but as a municipal employee he could not patent his invention. By 1930, all major American cities and many small towns had at least one electric traffic signal ...