Academic_Guava_4190 t1_iqu09kj wrote
Reply to comment by NoMoLerking in Driving thru Salem: what is a flashing green traffic light supposed to mean? Instead of solid green. by human-potato_hybrid
Isn’t that what flashing yellow mean? Proceed with caution?
warlocc_ t1_iquv1xv wrote
No, no. Flashing yellow means proceed with more caution than flashing green, but not as much as a flashing red, which includes stopping.
Welcome to Massachusetts.
ItsRicklesBaby t1_iqummr5 wrote
Flashing yellow is a yield sign in disguise
Galuvian t1_iqvulqv wrote
Pretty much. But it's based on an older convention for pedestrians. mriguy posted about it above.
Flashing green -> Red + Yellow
In effect, the driver should behave just like a flashing yellow turning to red. But the flashing green was used for pedestrian crossings. Most of these were converted to the modern walk buttons with a standard red light. But that takes funding. The new cheaper pedestrian crossings with the yellow LED lights have the same function now.
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