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Confusing traffic lights

Discussion in 'Cars and Transportation' started by TEG, Nov 25, 2011.

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    #1 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
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    Traffic light photos in Japan
    Different ideas about how to describe colors I guess.

    Blue=Green Discussion
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    So maybe green or yellow were 'disliked' colors... So people substitute blue in odd ways?

    I suppose you could say that color doesn't translate well from traditional Japanese...
     
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    #2 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
    If you saw this would you stop or go?
    stupid-signal.jpg
     
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    #3 qwk, Nov 25, 2011
    No right turn???
     
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    #4 Doug_G, Nov 25, 2011
    I sure wouldn't turn right.
     
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    #5 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
    More blue=go in Japan:
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    #6 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
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    #7 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
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    I think some were assuming the red above the assumed right arrow means no right turn, but then I saw this:
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    Maybe Benji or Doug can jump in and explain how those sorts of lights work?
     
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    #8 TEG, Nov 25, 2011
    LOL:
    20-strange-sculptures-pI-traffic-light-tree.jpg
     
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    #9 Doug_G, Nov 25, 2011
    We often have lights here where there's a red and a right turn arrow. We used to have some lights that had red and a straight arrow, meaning no turns allowed (they eventually replaced all of those will "fully indicated" intersections where the left turns have their own lights).

    At one point they tried lights with a red arrow ("don't go this way"), but they must have confused some people because they didn't last long.

    Anyway given the above these lights aren't really that much of a stretch.
     
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    #10 Norbert, Nov 25, 2011
    Seems you are out of luck if you want to turn left... :biggrin: (So why are there three lights on the top?)
     
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    #11 Doug_G, Nov 25, 2011
    Amber and Green, of course.
     
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    #12 Lloyd, Nov 25, 2011
    Benji Help!!
     
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