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In rec.autos.driving Thomas Wilk <sponge1000@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
: side street would get the flashing red.  But it seems that us
: "Mericans" have forgotten what these lights mean. Flashing yellow

I think it is cause Americans forgot what yeild means too. I mean I see so
many people almost try to hit the people with right of way cause they
think yield means they don't ahve to stop and forget it means they do have
to stop when some one witht he right of way is in the intersection.

: "stop, you idiot, because the cars on the main street aren't required
: to stop and they will plow into you."

Heh... at least people usually slow down for red.

: Now, you get those plates that do the following:
: If you are on the side street waiting to enter the main road, you must
: wait a minimum of 2 minutes even if there is no traffic on the main

Yes, but if no one is there, it is quite annoying for the traffic on the
main road to have to stop for a side road that doesn't have any cars. The
reason why it is so is because the main road is more likely to have cars
than the side road, so with timed lights you end up with many cars on the
main road having to stop for absolutely nothing. 2 minutes is not that
hard to wait and really I doubt it is that long unless it is a busy time
of day. I notice trip plates tend to be really quick about changing the
light during the lesser traffic hours where there is a chance that there
is no traffic on the main road. Trip plates tend to work by after they
turn the light they wait for a fwe before changing again. During times
when there is so little traffic the main road hardly has any, the side
road will most likely have less, the trip plate has waited a long time to
be tripped, and tends to react almost immediately.
As for the not sensing your presence, I can't really say I have had any
bad experiences being behind anyone that it was a problem (My car trips
them fine).

: If you are on the main street, the person waiting at the side street
: will finally get the light to change just as you are approaching.  You
: will just make a complete stop when the light turns green.

That happens with timed lights too... 

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