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Posted by mezzir on Apr-27-2006 19:06:

fao: canucks

i got a question...
so last fall i went on a cross country road trip, popping up into canada
now pretty much everything up there made sense, except for one thing that i still don't understand. in vancouver (possibly other places, it was like 6 months ago so my memory's shaky) sometimes, but not all the times, green lights would flash on and off instead of being just solid green.
so there's my question. why flashing green lights?


Posted by DigitalMP on Apr-27-2006 19:11:

turn left when no one else can.

feel special.


Posted by mezzir on Apr-27-2006 19:12:

so the equivelant of a green left arrow and a solid green here in the us?


Posted by DigitalMP on Apr-27-2006 19:15:

zat ees correct.


Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-27-2006 19:21:

we just really like King Unique tracks


Posted by DigitalMP on Apr-27-2006 19:28:

quote:
Originally posted by all-nite-freak
we just really like King Unique tracks


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Posted by StereoPrincess on Apr-27-2006 20:37:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
so the equivelant of a green left arrow and a solid green here in the us?

yes.

we have the arrows too, sometimes. don't ask me why. just don't go visiting montreal. you will be royally fucked with the lights.


Posted by all-nite-freak on Apr-27-2006 20:39:

quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess
yes.

we have the arrows too, sometimes. don't ask me why. just don't go visiting montreal. you will be royally fucked with the lights.


speaking of Montreal, did i meet you at Bal en Blanc or am i just having weird pill flashbacks


Posted by RandomGirl on Apr-27-2006 20:40:

Advanced green for the left-turners


Posted by Falcon-X on Apr-27-2006 21:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Theresa
Advanced green for the left-turners


not always advanced


Posted by RandomGirl on Apr-27-2006 21:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Falcon-X
not always advanced


Ermmm, explain?

EDIT:

Advance Green When Flashing
In Canada, the road sign "Advance Green When Flashing" at a intersection controlled by traffic lights means that the left turn is on a filter (i.e. the traffic in the opposite direction is stopped), that this occurs before traffic going straight on is released, and that the left turn traffic light will flash green during this time.


At least in Canada, this means that if you are making a left turn, you have the right-of-way over vehicles in the opposite direction. All of the newer traffic lights seem to have green arrows for this situation, but there's still a lot of old flashing ones.


Posted by Aquarian on Apr-27-2006 21:37:

quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess we have the arrows too, sometimes. don't ask me why. just don't go visiting montreal. you will be royally fucked with the lights.


Better than crossing on foot - that's just suicidal.


Posted by Falcon-X on Apr-27-2006 21:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Theresa
Ermmm, explain?

EDIT:

Advance Green When Flashing
In Canada, the road sign "Advance Green When Flashing" at a intersection controlled by traffic lights means that the left turn is on a filter (i.e. the traffic in the opposite direction is stopped), that this occurs before traffic going straight on is released, and that the left turn traffic light will flash green during this time.


Well actually here in Montreal at least, at some places the light is green for both sides and then it turns red for one side and flashing green for the other. so its actually after traffic going straight is released.


Posted by Falcon-X on Apr-27-2006 21:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Aquarian
Better than crossing on foot - that's just suicidal.


Never had a problem. Just do some jaywalking


Posted by RandomGirl on Apr-27-2006 21:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Falcon-X
Well actually here in Montreal at least, at some places the light is green for both sides and then it turns red for one side and flashing green for the other. so its actually after traffic going straight is released.


Hmmm, I have never encountered that.

Might just be a difference between Ontario and Quebec.


Posted by Falcon-X on Apr-27-2006 21:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Theresa
Hmmm, I have never encountered that.

Might just be a difference between Ontario and Quebec.


Probably I've never seen it in Ottawa but I just passed 4 like that here an hour ago


Posted by Silky Johnson on Apr-27-2006 21:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Falcon-X
Well actually here in Montreal at least, at some places the light is green for both sides and then it turns red for one side and flashing green for the other. so its actually after traffic going straight is released.



Yup, we have that here in Ontario. At least in my city we do.



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