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rigzz
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Here's something that could relieve stress on many ANGRY driver.
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Nov 19 2010 12:40PM
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Gnarshred
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ahahah thats pretty awesome. It would take a while to get used to though.
Nov 19 2010 12:42PM
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BootySpunk.
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Colorblind.../thread
Nov 19 2010 12:54PM
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RubberSoul
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okay idea i guess.. sort of pointless cause that's why we have yellow lights

also, who wrote that?
Nov 19 2010 12:55PM
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andrew.
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Nov 19 2010 1:32PM
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GayWolf420
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Doesn't seem like a very versatile stop light. Why don't they just put timers or a clock on them you can see. Its also not that hard now a days to determine when the light will change. Just pay attention to the cars in the on-coming lane.
Nov 19 2010 1:34PM
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Anathema
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especially since the timing constantly changes (if the button is pushed for walkers, if there are no cars currently waiting at a red light)
Nov 19 2010 1:39PM
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Joonas
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I've seen ones with timers in thailand and china, and they tried it somewhere and the statistics said that it just increased speeding cause ppl were trying to get trough under the green light seeing it was about to go red. I'd be happy with those tough
Nov 19 2010 1:42PM
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ImNotARacist
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Nov 19 2010 1:44PM
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Mr.Panda
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Ambulance, police, and firetrucks with their fancy buttons that change the light so they don't have to stop.
Nov 19 2010 1:45PM
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eheath
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They could have three separate ones...
Nov 19 2010 1:45PM
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Oreos
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that's why there is the animation (i assume) so regardless of colour you can tell by the "sand"
Nov 19 2010 1:55PM
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theline
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shot the fuck down
Nov 19 2010 1:55PM
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Peter.
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it could work in cities i feel but that's it
Nov 19 2010 1:55PM
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Anathema
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you dunderhead

the green one depeltes just like the red one does. there'd be no way to tell the difference between them, other than by the color.

no reason to change what they are right now. if you really need to know when it's almost your time to go, wait for the flashing hand to warn pedestrians the light is about to change

Nov 19 2010 1:58PM
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Oreos
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arr i see, yea i'm a dunderhead.
Nov 19 2010 2:00PM
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RubberSoul
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if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Nov 19 2010 2:01PM
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Anathema
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:)

plus, if we were to give people a countdown, people would just start timing shit for cutting people off and trying to hit the light just as it changes without slowing down, that kind of thing

I LIKE MY LIGHTS THE WAY THERE ARE OKKKK?!?

Nov 19 2010 2:03PM
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ImNotARacist
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Nov 19 2010 2:06PM
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Oreos
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occam's razor.
Nov 19 2010 2:11PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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= 3x the cost to the city.
Nov 19 2010 2:12PM
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theline
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now that i'd like to see
Nov 19 2010 2:16PM
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ImNotARacist
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the lex parsimoniae
Nov 19 2010 2:17PM
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BootySpunk.
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I'll just leave this here.

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Nov 19 2010 2:19PM
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BrewskiJr
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Nov 19 2010 3:17PM
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