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Flashing traffic lights are used when the control system is not functioning properly, or when there is very low level traffic (to the point that lights become unnecessary).
There are three types of traffic lights viz., red ,yellow,green. While red signals dead stop,the yellow signals slow movement and green signals free movement.The traffic signals are shown by green arrows,depicting movement of traffic like,right hand,left hand or straight forward.
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low traffic flow in rural areas
low traffic flow in rural areas
A flashing red traffic light is used the same way as a stop sign. You treat a flashing red traffic light the same way you do as a stop sign. If the traffic light is "blacked-out", it's to be treated as an all-way stop. What I do when I come up to a flashing red traffic light, I look at the cross-traffic signals to see if they're also flashing red, or if they're flashing yellow to see if they stop or if they don't stop.
the 3 traffic colors red, green, and yellow were used by trains. So when cars needed similar signals, the colors were copied
The flashing yellow lights means proceed with caution.
It tells you to proceed with caution.
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flashing red lights are treated as stop signes , you stop and go when safe, and yellow flashing lights just means go, but be causious because the people on the other side of the intersection have a flashing red light so there stoping for you and should be watching.
You should not be driving if unable to distinguish yellow from red. If uncertain- treat as red.