Kalel42
Kalel42 t1_iy3pews wrote
Reply to Eli5 why do traffic lights have red, yellow and green color? Why not use other colors so that even colourblind people can drive. by [deleted]
Colorblind people can drive. Even if they can't distinguish the colors, the order of the lights is consistent and can be used to determine which light it is.
Kalel42 t1_iy3sko3 wrote
Reply to comment by indy_cision in Eli5 why do traffic lights have red, yellow and green color? Why not use other colors so that even colourblind people can drive. by [deleted]
I'm colorblind and the green doesn't even look green to me. It's more like white to my eyes.