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It won't necessarily endanger the public if they add more delay between one light turning red and the other turning green.
by doki_pen 13y ago
It won't necessarily endanger the public if they add more delay between one light turning red and the other turning green.
- mistercow 13y agoIf you do that, you'll still cause more people to slam on their brakes to avoid running the red. Slamming on the brakes increases the risk of losing control of the vehicle, and of being rear-ended.
- benmccann 13y agoIt can if you're used to the lights being yellow for longer, it suddenly turns red, and you slam on your brakes and get rear-ended.
- flogic 13y agoIf people stop harder, they're more likely to get in an accident doing so. If you don't have ABS, stopping harder increases the odds that you'll skid. Also you're more likely to get rear ended if the person behind you isn't paying attention.
- rhizome 13y agoYou're not responding coherently, but it's indeed a fact that delayed green lights create safer intersections. Here's a news story from 35 years ago on the topic: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19780310&id=CD4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BWYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2853,1363262 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19780310&...
- maratd 13y ago> It won't necessarily endanger the public if they add more delay between one light turning red and the other turning green. This is usually referred to as a delayed green light. They are absolutely terrible for public safety. There are drivers who look at the opposite light to get a cue as to when they should go. It also pisses regular drivers off, because it looks like absolutely nothing is happening for everyone and they have to sit there and wait for no good reason. A yellow light, even a long one, at least shows some sort of activity and progress.