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Because red has always been used as a warning colour, so it indicates an alert. Green is the opposite of red so it stands to reason that it's the best choice.

Actually, the light system came from the railroads. Red was always the choice for "stop", but originally the white light was a "continue", or "go". There was an incident (a very messy one) where a lens fell out of a stop signal. After that, it was decided to use two different lenses, with a white signal having no meaning. When it transferred to automobiles, they added amber to suit driving conditions.

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