Traffic lights are signalling devices most commonly found positioned on roads, junction intersections and pedestrian crossings to control the flow of traffic. Additionally, they also appear in other areas, mainly on bridges, train crossings and stations, buildings, and various other locations.🚦
They are installed globally and instantly recognised by the universal standard colours: red, amber, and green. Without these simple yet effective lights, our roads would be in utter chaos as every year the roads get busier and busier with more traffic flowing through them. The use of technology monitoring and maintaining the flow of traffic through lights are a necessity in our everyday lives. 🚨
The three most common traffic lights you are likely to find on our roads are:
⚡ Red/Amber/Green
These lights are what you will see daily on our roads as they help ease the flow of traffic. Globally the red light means ‘stop’ the amber light means ‘caution’ and the green light means ‘go’. They assign the right of way for the road user and help to ensure our busy roads run as smoothly as possible.
⚡ Walking/Standing Man
Typically, these lights are usually indicators for pedestrians; an indication when it is not safe to cross a road by lighting up a red standing man, or it is safe to cross a road by lighting up with a green walking man.
⚡ Wig-Wag
Wig-wag lights, typically amber-amber or red-red, stop ordinary traffic flow at level bridge crossings and other such areas requiring a full stop
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