The lights are out of sync. One day, during the Covid lock-down, I did a test on MLK Blvd. I timed the lights and how many greens or red lights going north and south, then drove the side streets, which intersect MLK. No one gets a break. The really odd one is Washington BLVD. The green light if you are heading west is only a few seconds, while the green light if you are heading east is about 30 seconds. I also noticed that there are times when all directions are red. Then I realized that it was due to the light timers not being reset when a special left turn light was removed. This ghost light phenomenon is regular on Howard St from 395, to Central Ave.