You need to know this if you’re driving in the US

[@mooncake2353]

Two alternating flashing red lights should be reserved for railroad crossings, stop and do NOT proceed.

[@gta4everrr]

This is a great point. These signals are unnecessarily complicated. They could easily just change the law if current regulations limit where you can put a full-length signal.

[@alikaalex]

💯! Instead of flashing in “wig-wag” style, the HAWK’s flashing phase should instead be standard flashing similar to what happens at a signal-controlled four-way stop.

[@1403gavin]

But technically in the United States a flashing red railroad signal WITHOUT a gate is a stop sign and you may proceed if you are sure there is no train within a mile, it’s only a do not proceed when there’s a gate, in that case do not go around, under, or break through the gate under any circumstances (unless it’s an emergency you’re willing to risk your life for).

[@cooper_tx]

@@gta4everrrHa, "easily change the law". If only we could get things done in America.

[@osasunaitor]

​@@1403gavin sorry but that's a ridiculous rule. How does a driver know that there is no train within a mile??? Railway crossing lights flash for a reason (an approaching train has activated the circuit), telling drivers to judge themselves whether the train is approaching or not is the worst decision I can imagine

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

In the UK crossings use normal traffic lights. After the red phase they flash amber to indicate you can go if the crossing is clear.

[@JesusChrist-qs8sx]

There's a pedestrian crossing by me that is the same way in the US (presumably because my city just didn't want to spend money on new lights)

[@yabbaguy]

And they’re called Pelicans, which HAWK (a terrible acronym) riffs on. Puffins are better but require sensors that surely are $$$/ £££ to install.

[@androidunit56]

They are not that complex. Every signal is already a signal that exists and drivers know… they just need to use their brain just a little bit

[@yabbaguy]

@@androidunit56 flashing reds are literally railroad (level) crossing lights, so that actually conflicts with driver’s ed.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

​@@yabbaguyYes Puffin crossings are excellent because the traffic lights stay red just as long as needed for people to cross rather than a fixed amount of time. Indeed they must be more expensive, but even normal traffic lights and crossings are quite expensive. We also have Tucan crossings for bicycles, Pegasus crossings for horses and zebra crossings which don't use traffic lights at all.

[@SkyeEEPY]

I hate these things, I’ve almost been killed dozens of times by drivers that don’t stop for any phase

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

They should install cameras to record the number plate of any drivers that don't stop so they can automatically get a ticket.

[@jamesheartney9546]

@@adrianthoroughgood1191 No, they should just not install Hawk signals, which are inherently terrible. If you really want to make pedestrians safer (which you should), you need traffic calming, not more stroads.

[@Leonard_MT]

​@@jamesheartney9546While I somewhat agree with some of your points there is still a place for these. Not every place can have traffic calming measures and sometimes building a pedestrian bridge is just too expensive.

[@jerseyjoyride1316]

You need to order a foam brick that you can easily carry with you. I don't see any car trying to run you down while you're carrying what they think is a real brick. There's already a country that does this, except apparently they use real bricks!

[@WhiskiDev]

This is the worst fucking design I have ever seen. No wonder you almost died. The US should build and actual crosswalk and not this shit.

[@twandepan]

It's quite weird that these things are basically there to cause a tiny bit less delays for cars at the cost of a lot of safety

[@Niltenstein]

That‘s the US for ya. Car first, any other participant of the road second

[@ChrisRider98]

What's your suggested alternative? A full signal?

[@Gingercat-]

@@ChrisRider98 yes.

[@ChrisRider98]

@@Gingercat- problem with a full signal is you induce cut through traffic on the minor streets. If you just mean essentially a half signal, blame the MUTCD for that, they don't seem to want to have those outside of mid block locations.

[@michawhite7613]

​@@ChrisRider98 I think we can sacrifice a little bit of speed for people who prefer to not die.

[@TumbleProductions2946]

I think they should have a single red light. Pedestrian presses button, light turns on. After set amount of time, it starts blinking, meaning you can proceed of no one is in crosswalk. Then it turns off.

[@walker1054]

How the uk does it. Also we should have zebra crossings where possible anyway.

[@lezhu6856]

we have yellow Xs in canada which look completely different from traffic lights but they're common enough that all drivers know what to look out for. very rarely are they disobeyed

[@General_Madness]

Yeah in South Africa when the traffic lights are broken due to power cuts the lights will have enough battery backup to flash red, basically means treat it like a 4 way stop. This is how they should have it for pedestrians, blinking red means stop for pedestrians but otherwise continue. Would make a lot of sense

[@boriszakharin3189]

In the US an unpowered signal is to be treated as a 4-way STOP sign. Just keep the yellow flashing when no-one is crossing. I've seen low-volume intersections with a permanent flashing yellow, so they can't be that expensive.

[@jaycee330]

In other words, a UK pelican crossing.

[@jebstuart3162]

These need to have only one red light. Everyone knows what a single flashing yellow light means, a solid yellow light means, a single red flashing light, and a single solid red light. We don't need the extra red light

[@isaachays2353]

This seems like the easiest solution/compromise. I get there’s probably a weird legal reason they can’t- but this seems intuitive

[@BBVE1]

Exactly!

[@brunob45]

But we're told to treat disabled lights as a stop sign.. They should add a green to indicate right of way

[@osasunaitor]

That's how every country I know does it. A normal traffic light that goes green-yellow-red and then flashing yellow to indicate you can proceed with care. USA just trying to do things theie own weird way

[@PhyloGenesis]

Don't forget an unpowered light means 4-way stop!

[@STUDIOHUSKY1996]

"How do we tell them to proceed with caution?" "A flashing yellow like is used on most traffic lights?" "Nah we already used that. Let's add the light phase that means you must remain stopped or risk extreme danger."

[@wesley00042]

Flashing yellow doesn't require a stop. This should be a single flashing red (stop then proceed if safe.)

[@jarbarsi]

@@wesley00042 I think the point of these is that the designers were trying to have their cake and eat it too, they wanted to make something that wasn't "stop and proceed if clear", they wanted just "if already stopped, proceed if clear" so that traffic would be required to stop, and then allowed to continue without impedance, when in reality they should've just picked one or the other, ideally flashing red, or one phase of each before turning green if they absolutely had to be fancy with it. (they also had people arguing against regular signals due to needing to power a green light constantly, but with the advent of LED traffic signals that power cost is negligible and I don't want to focus on it, especially because the entire signal could just be turned off when not in use or have the green light removed)

[@reply_off]

​@@wesley00042but then each vehicle would have to come to a complete stop regardless of pedestrians. Why not use a flashing amber light which is more like a yield sign?

[@wesley00042]

Flashing amber is not a yield. It signals a caution when the other approach(es) have flashing reds and Stop signs.

[@RunstarHomer]

Regular traffic lights can also just flash red. I learned in driver's ed 15 years ago that a flashing red is equivalent to a stop sign, and a flashing yellow means the street you're crossing has a flashing red, but you have the right of way. This is unnecessarily confusing. If the terms of the regulation prohibit a "full length" traffic light, I don't see why the design (and meaning of flashing yellow) need to be changed. Just use a regular light and alter the cycles appropriately.

[@eeriestare48]

I agree with that. Its stupid and a normal stoplight would be much more functional. I wonder who makes these stupid "regulations". Smh

[@dustojnikhummer]

In my country, flashing orange means the intersection is not traffic light controlled and regular road signs (that are not folded, unlike in the US) apply. Priority roads, give ways etc.

[@davidebacchi9030]

@@dustojnikhummer I think that the case everywhere but in N. America.

[@Croz89]

In Europe flashing yellow often means proceed but yield to other traffic and/or pedestrians.

[@alberthigareda7683]

Hawk 1: hey they named some traffic signals after us! Hawk 2: uhh that’s cool I guess

[@mairoberts1247]

get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head

[@Alex_M_Creations]

These things have been hazardous and those regulations on traffic lights need to be relaxed. These things are so confusing for those who aren’t familiar with them.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

I genuinely don't understand how there is confusion. If the light is red you stop. That's all you need to know to use them safely.

[@Alex_M_Creations]

@ it’s not the full red that’s the issue, it’s the blinking red and the yellow that make everything very confusing as those have different meanings compared to other signal types that use flashing yellow and red.

[@abdiqaniahmad]

SOLVING A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EXIST & CREATING A NEW ONE

[@davidhenderson3400]

I totally agree 100%.

[@samuel_otis-86]

hawk signal flash on that thang

[@jimbojambo2763]

Talk Signal

[@ihatelagalot]

theres tuah of the hawk signals in this video

[@twinkletwinklescrumdlyyumyum]

I was looking for this

[@ashwath7777]

Underrated comment frfr

[@S53PROD]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@Jim_Gaming-p8s]

The „Hawk“ Name aged terribly

[@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT]

Tuah early...

[@VidNudistKid]

The phase 4 is STUPID! Alternating flashing red lights should mean STOP and DO NOT PROCEED, like at a drawbridge or railroad crossing. I can't believe this was ever approved.

[@Mike-kc5ew]

I've always associated these HAWK lights during the red flashing phase with regular flashing red traffic lights, which essentially mean the same thing, stop and then proceed if the path is clear. Train tracks don't typically have a third amber signal at the bottom. Sure there are similarities, but there are also a lot of differences as well. Also, every HAWK signal I've come across has an explanation on it that reads "Stop on Red - Proceed on Flashing Red When Clear." Since I can read, I've deduced that the flashing red light means you can go if the path is clear.

[@VidNudistKid]

If they just made the red lights flash in unison, rather than alternating, it would be MUCH more consistent with the intended meaning and other uses of flashing red lights.

[@osasunaitor]

USA logic: Alternating flashing reds: railway crossing, absolutely do NOT proceed!!! Also alternating flashing reds: pedestrian crossing, proceed with caution. Yeah... nope.

[@PhyloGenesis]

Don't forget: Disabled light: Stop sign Also disabled light: Green light

[@ASR_0610]

​@@PhyloGenesiswhen to stop light is disabled or flashing red it means you got to treat it as a four-way stop.

[@erkinalp]

​@@PhyloGenesisDisabled light: red light

[@NithinJune]

hawk tuah signal 😭😭😭

[@xavierhulbert5849]

The concept makes sense but it really would be better if it were just a regular stop light that’s activated in the exact same way. Permanent green until the signal is actuated. I blame the legislation for making this the loophole.

[@Blaze6432]

I've seen traffic lights that replace red solid lights with red flashing lights if the intersection is safe enough. I honestly hate how unnecessary these traffic light engineering tactics can be.

[@davidebacchi9030]

@@xavierhulbert5849 or like here in Italy where we have permanent blinking yellow (red for pedestrians) that turns red when pedestrians call to cross (turning green for pedestrians) then reverting to blinking yellow (either after a short green for cars or directly back to blinking yellow)

[@DatTheDragon]

We have something like this in Australia, but a lot easier to understand. Green light - proceed Yellow light - prepare to stop Red light - stop Blank or flashing yellow - proceed if safe.

[@Mike-kc5ew]

Canada enters the chat with their Green blinking signals.

[@to_loww]

@@Mike-kc5ew Austria has them too. But they have no special meaning. It's still green.

[@ijulu3789]

Same in Spain

[@DanCedar-y7f]

They should just do a regular traffic signal that is always green unless a pedestrian is detected which turns it yellow and then red until the pedestrian safely is across. If we can make sensors for cars, we need to be making sensors for pedestrians, too.

[@GamingPlus1100]

Some places have similar. It's like a school zone speed sign just with the ped xing sign with giant flashing lights, imo way better than this setup as it's easier to tell what's happening at a glance.

[@Detective_Lynne]

Sensor for pedestrians... Push button?

[@GokuSolosYourFavoriteVerse]

HAWK TUAH SPIT ON THAT THANG

[@Aberocks51210]

Bro I don’t want these confusing af hawk tuah signals in my town just use a stoplight smh

[@brianaiitken]

use the hawk signal to uh, increase safety

[@maxalaintwo3578]

To uhhhhhh

[@Conicaw]

say that again

[@sarastro1462]

The fact somebody invented these hawk signs *and them being used all around the US* to circumvent the regulation should already tell what a great idea this regulation was.

[@NickCBax]

Given the US’s unwillingness and inability to commit to continuing education for drivers, we should be sticking to standard light, because people don’t know what these mean, and they won’t be forced to learn about it. It could be set for the same length of solid red that a HAWK light has, so it would have no difference in effect, and might actually be followed.

[@Savingforacamera14]

So in that clip, there was two hawks? Hawk tuah?

[@Mrbushbtalls837]

Get out of my head

[@nimifhana]

say that again

[@Savingforacamera14]

So In that clip, there was two hawks? Hawk tuah?

[@McGraycat]

Hey, theres this spot around Buffalo, NY thats got way more pavement than needed, maybe you could make a short on it? Coordinates: 42°55'19"N 78°46'45"W

[@EmeraldPencil46]

I still find those stupid. A regular traffic light is simple, understood by every driver and pedestrian, and makes total sense to be treated the exact same. There’s so many different variations of these pedestrian lights, and they all have unique rules with different coloured lights and signals. I think people that find roundabouts confusing are trying to just complain for no reason, these however are completely confusing and dangerous as a result.

[@MS-wn2gd]

Yeah, that's great dear USA! Have you ever consider turning down zoning and adding more public trabsport?

[@Blaze6432]

i think if they used a standard 3 segment teaffic light but replace solid red with fladhing red would have worked as well.

[@vosce]

It is common in Latin America to have the yellow signal flashing while the red signal is active allowing drivers to proceed if safe. It works like a yield sign forcing the driver to stop and yield to other transit fluxes or types, and too during the night when driver are allowed to trespass the red light with the preference while in a major road or yield if in a minor street.

[@Maxence1402a]

In UK, Germany and probably others, yellow while red tells that the light is about to turn green so you should get ready (release handbrake and engage first gear).

[@The_demon_slayers]

There’s two hawks😂

[@RJ-wn6cm]

I love me a Hawk (Tuah) signal

[@BenDover-y7i]

HAWK tuah signal.

[@splashwprodz]

😐

[@Parsindvidual]

@@splashwprodz😐

[@georgemcgeorgester]

california isn't gonna get these too much because jaywalking is legal here (thank god for that by the way. makes life a lot easier)

[@SrApathy33]

Jaywalking is a carcentric scam anyway

[@zedmelon]

These are not difficult to figure out. They installed one on my way to work and the first time it lit up, I figured it out on the first try.

[@lorderick11]

Least in Canada, they still use normal traffic lights, and usually at midnight where there's little to no traffic at all, the lights are blinking either red or yellow.

[@wieg007]

Drivers just should stop at pedestrian crosses, no lights needed. Pedestrian culture, but I guess there is no such thing in the US.

[@osasunaitor]

Pedestrian and US are two words that rarely go together in the same sentence

[@roelsvideosandstuffs1513]

It used to be. But somehow US changes.

[@thefancydoge8668]

There are on smaller roads like country roads, but you do need signals for busy roads in downtown areas, I doubt 20+ cars in rows is going to see a pedestrian about to cross the road and be able to stop without causing a pileup.

[@Tacommander]

TUAH: bruh...

[@johnwade6483]

This is better than giving pedestrians a "Cart Blanche" to have the "right-of-way" no matter what, which it seems to have gotten pushed out in the shop where I used to work. Example, if you were on a forklift in the shop with a load, and a pedestrian walked out in the isle, without looking, the policy seemed to be for the pedestrian.

[@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT]

Thank you for "your comment", we totally "read" it. - Society of "Unnecessary" Quotes

[@ZebraLens]

Here in Panama City Beach, Florida, we have a few "pedestrian only" traffic lights, at some pedestrian crossings that aren't intersections. They are set up the same way as regular intersection lights. It's easier for people to understand, especially tourists. Because every state doesn't teach the same traffic rules when it comes to hawk signals, so having a standard traffic light at pedestrian crossings is the best way to go, so there is no question about what to do, and will cut down on potential confusion and accidents. When a pedestrian needs to cross they push the button, then the signal turns from green, to yellow, to a solid red, and then vehicles stop. After a certain time, the light changes back green and traffic proceeds. Why make it more difficult and confusing when these other traffic signal rules aren't being taught as a standard nationwide? Having the pedestrian crossing minimum is a foolish idea. Just adjust the policy to have the length of time that a light holds for, correlate with the amount of people crossing. More people = longer crossing time, smaller amount of people = lesser time (but still a minimum/base amount of time to allow for a person to safely cross). The fed agency saying municipalities have to have a minimum person threshold for them to qualify for a traditional light seems outdated, costly (by having someone verify the crossing rate, over a length of time, then report back to the gov. agency, hoping to get the "ok"), and illogical. Now these are the kinds of issues that should be left to individual counties, cities/towns, and communities simply because those individual municipalities are the only ones that understand their pedestrian traffic changes/fluctuations. So even if a crossing light needs to be added to a federal or state road in those cities, the municipality just needs to get the "ok" from the respective agency.

[@geography_joe]

A WHAT signal???? Hawk TUAH

[@tavyturean5725]

what if there is a power outage? traffic lights should always display something, otherwise it should be clear they are not working or not in use.

[@arandomperson3117]

Here in Canada we have a single light, which is yellow, but a giant sign that crosses the entire street saying "pedestrian"

[@My_Name_Here420]

Hawk tuah signal

[@YoutubeAlgorithm01]

In Spain at crosses were not that much people come we have a button in the pole at pedestrian height, the traffic light for cars is a regular one which is always green (or most of the time), until someone presses the pedestrian button, then in some minutes the traffic light turns red, you cross and it comes back to green, is efficient and easy to understand for everyone, as for the drivers it looks like a regular traffic light, the difference is that if no one is going to cross it can be on green for hours and the traffic will flow perfectly (srry for bad english, I learned the lenguage by my self)

[@ConnorLangkopf]

You could easily put a flashing red phase into a normal signal and not have to deal with the confusion of this weird shaped monstrosity

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

I’m obsessed with this channel now.

[@IM2MERS]

People in my city can't drive, and run reds and somehow, this is the one thing they have collectively agreed to respect.

[@defaint7023]

I remember running into one of these and just seen people just blow thru them at full red lol

[@hydrolien]

Why not placing a regular redlight that need to be turn red with a button by pedestrian ? Or even better, remove all the light and build the road in a way that cars can drive too fast near it to avoid colision with pedestrian.

[@MangoNutella]

Thanks Noah for the regular videos ❤

[@qazqa5]

Almost been killed by this thing more times than I can count. But I will admit that while driving, it’s a lot easier to see than those pedestrian signs that flash.

[@Junimeek]

I really don't understand why they couldn't have just... made the lights flash together. I feel that's a lot easier to understand than the alternating they currently do, since we only ever see that behavior in two places: railroad crossings and school buses. I feel like the alternating lights actually could've worked better for the yellow lights, since yellow light-only crossings already exist that have that behavior. Or alternatively, maybe a standard traffic light that just flashes yellow at all times except when someone is trying to cross? Then after a pedestrian presses the button, it'll just do the same thing the HAWK does: solid yellow, solid red, flashing red, then back to flashing yellow. I think that would be a lot more intuitive than a HAWK. Of course, a real traffic light would undoubtedly be the best solution, but if we're really so worried about causing slowdowns, then using standard lights to emulate what a HAWK does should be an ok solution.

[@lakeyboy1000]

In Australia, we just have a standard 3 signal traffic light. Only difference is it will flash yellow to tell motorists they can go if the crossing is clear.

[@olikasq]

Hawk tua-

[@V1489Cygni]

Anything to make cities more car centric. _Sounds Iike a great idea. With the best of intentions, what couId possibIy go wrong_ ?

[@mjkCompany]

Hey can you ever try to fix Indian 🇮🇳 Roads 😂😅

[@spaceguy20_12]

in Sweden (and probably in other European countries) pedestrians can cross the road safely if they look to both sides, if there are slower moving cars, the pedestrian can cross and the car has to stop for them

[@aRCTicMonKEYSAlexTurner]

HAWK (TUAH) signal

[@Baseballboi_6924]

Also I love your vids please make more I love them

[@CrustyUgg]

A blinking red light is always like a stop sign...

[@redcrafterlppa303]

In Germany there are traffic lights for rare crossings. The car lights have only red and yellow and work like a normal traffic light while off means green. The response times on those are instantaneous meaning they turn red as soon as the pedestrians press the button but never if not pressed. Also the crossing period where the light is green for pedestrians is ≈5 seconds. Followed up by the calculated time someone needs to clear the intersection. Meaning depending on the width of the road cars might only have red for about 20 seconds.

[@KeoniPhoenix]

These signals were developed in Tucson as they were having to follow the new rules and finding that it was too restrictive, so they contacted the FWHA to figure out if this could work as a compromise. Legally they are not a true traffic signal as they don't have all three phases, but instead are called a traffic beacon and once they were allowed, Tucson eventually helped standardize what they are today. When they were first installed in NYS, there was a lot of confusion and people were getting red light tickets on the flashing red phase.

[@sapperpong1663]

What app/program do you use for redesigning roads?

[@pinkmonte]

There’s a couple of those on the Kent state campus. People DO NOT know how to navigate them.

[@mrsquid_]

blinking yellow sounds like it's just "speed up and go ahead it's not even yellow yet"

[@aaa54583]

use of the hawk to uhhhh

[@tommiewan8206]

This is such a bad design because at other places where there are two flashing red lights you cross you die. A single flashing red conveys the same information as a stop sign and everyone already understands that, at least here in Ontario

[@sparklexnvr]

As a person who's gonna spend the rest of my life in India, I didn't find the necessity to learn this in the first place.

[@imperiumcommentingnetwork4677]

In canada, our pedestrian crossings are a crosswalk with orange flashing lights when in use. No fuss, no muss, just yield for pedestrians.

[@cheeps1329]

In Romania, pedestrians have to press a button for the light to turn green. This way, when nobody needs to cross the road for a long time, the cars won't have to stop for no reason.

[@Techno-Universal]

In Australia we came up with an alternative solution and that is normal pedestrian crossings that flash yellow/amber when pedestrians can cross at any time and have the right of way! Pretty much it functions as a zebra crossing when flashing yellow and is a lot more obvious of its function in that case! :)

[@Idontknow4]

my school got funds to lay down a new parking lot since its full of potholes but i hope they change the roads surrounding the area since it creates lots of unnecessary traffic that has caused many people to be late multiple times and it randomly happens and they just tell us to get there earlier. I know they wont change anything other than the parking lot sadly.

[@nokompass]

HAWK tuah signal...

[@yoni6274]

surprised i dont see a hawk tuah meme

[@SRDPS2]

"yellow light" "copy that, flank speed"

[@joeschmo622]

A solution in search of a problem...

[@rdspam]

Or, when it starts flashing red, treat it like you are required to treat a flashing red light. Is that not a thing anymore in some places?

[@okon7464]

Hawk Tuah

[@realKA2]

drive on that thang

[@eeriestare48]

No.

[@TeaCup1940]

This is too confusing I think. Why not use a normal light with red, orange and yellow, and then use sensors to detect if there are lots of cars or lots of pedestrians and a button for pedestrians to use. But not such a button that you click it, and there are no cars, and you still have to wait 10 minutes to cross. Also make getting a license more difficult, like in Germany, so that people learn how to properly drive.

[@Travelnerd-u5d]

I don't understand why this is so hard to understand. 😅

[@Unstpbl]

In EU (Poland at least) there is an amber light with a shape of a crossing pedestrian that flashes whenever there is possibility of pedestrians being on the road. Simple and effective.

[@Spacewalker1870]

hawk signal 1: what is 1 +1 hawk signal 2: uhhh

[@MikeDS49]

We in Canada have pedestrian activated alternating flashing amber lights high above pedestrian crossings. Drivers never look up high enough to see them, preferring to look directly in front of their hood, consequently missing the flashing lights lights and blasting through the crosswalk. Now, newer 8 ft high rapidly flashing orange LEDs (RRFBs) on either side of the road are appearing, which are very easy to see.

[@xcoder1122]

In Germany, we just install normal traffic lights, but we make them on-demand lights. This means that the light is permanently off until a pedestrian presses a switch. Then it turns on and shows green to cars, then yellow, then red. Now it's like any other traffic light. Pedestrians can cross, then it turns green again for cars. If it is not triggered again, it will just go out completely after a while. There is also a minimum trigger delay, so even if pedestrians were to push the switch all the time, it would always stay green for cars for a certain amount of time. This way pedestrians can always cross safely, but cars are only affected when there are pedestrians, and 99% of the time it's just off.

[@xouxoful]

If your signals need a paragraph of explanation then maybe it’s not a good signal..

[@MP-ph6ob]

Are these used in Canada?

[@StoneThrower04]

This could be solved by using default stoplight rules, just by adapting them for this purpose. Green light for when the one in the video is turned off. Flashing yellow light instead of railroad crossing simulator 3000 Solid yellow light stays the same Solid red light stays the same. Simple, and it works with current stoplight rules

[@The_Jovian]

In Canada we have pedestrian activated flashing yellow lights which basically work the same as the flashing red phase of this one. Much less complicated

[@lemonz1769]

People just fly through the flashing red in my area. There are sometimes people just getting into or exiting the crosswalk. I’ve seen ppl say that pedestrians shouldn’t be starting to enter when flashing red so it’s their mistake. We’ve had them for many years but it’s always inconsistent how drivers respond.

[@EDoyl]

looks like those cars are in fact thinking of flashing red the same as they think of a STOP sign. That is, power straight on through baby.

[@Valyssi]

"Our pedestrian crossings have a high mortality rate, how do we fix this?" "Use non-standard lights that half the drivers won't understand and will refuse to understand, so that fewer people will walk for fear of unalive"

[@janoschwecker1415]

In Germany, the traffic lights for pedestrians will first be yellow and then red

[@imperialguardsman5726]

The fact that the convenience of people in a car takes precedence over the potential life of a pedestrian crossing the road enough to warrant a WHOLE NEW TYPE OF TRAFFIC LIGHT really demonstrates how much of a car centric dystopia the USA really is

[@USCO3441]

HAWK TUAH

[@watchy10]

In Switzerland it’s just the normal green with an extra yellow indicating caution/pedestrians… so much easier

[@julianstechsation]

In Germany drivers have to drive at 20 km/h near crosswalks and have to stop and yield pedestrians if necessary

[@tylerschunter3220]

In Vancouver Canada we just use normal lights and they flash green until someone hits the button then they go solid green, yellow and red and then they may cross

[@unstoppablesudios]

what do you use to resigned the road ways

[@that_one_pole17]

Maybe use the Vienna Convention on Road Signals traffic lights? Would be better.