Flash your lights. A lot of traffic lights have sensors that pick up headlights in dark

They then know where this is actually traffic and prioritise it.

Doesn't work on all but I have flashed lights that have jsut turned red and watched them cycle straight back to green.

Posted By: megson on February 17th 2017 at 08:45:53

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FAO pants, re your red light frustration off of yesterday. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Feb 17, 02:51:14
- Flash your lights. A lot of traffic lights have sensors that pick up headlights in dark (General Chat) - megson, Feb 17, 08:45:53
  - That doesn't work - its a common misconception (General Chat) - caley canary, Feb 17, 09:17:59
    - What about tempory lights? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 17, 10:50:21
    - Ooh that sounds cool, so its the movement that triggers more than the lights? (General Chat) - megson, Feb 17, 09:22:20
      - yes (General Chat) - caley canary, Feb 17, 09:49:01
      - if you have kids, getting them to blow at the lights also works (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 17, 09:28:13
        
        Ha! I'm going to try that! (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Feb 17, 11:17:18
        
        for extra Dad points: (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 17, 11:27:22
        
        Genius. *get your stuff kids, we're going for a drive* (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Feb 17, 14:13:29
        
        Nice! (n/m) (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Feb 17, 10:35:05
        
        Ha! (n/m) (General Chat) - caley canary, Feb 17, 09:45:55
  - That doesn't work on the set that I go through. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Feb 17, 08:52:53
    - Aye its not all, its not even many I don't think. Nice when it does work though. (General Chat) - megson, Feb 17, 09:09:31
      - Yeah sadly common sense, especially when it comes to driving, is lacking these days. (n/m) (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Feb 17, 09:12:31
- When I used to live up in Stoke, the end of the road was a 4 way junction (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 17, 08:22:11
- Always thought there should be the flashing red system (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 17, 06:53:13
  - Flashing amber at smaller junctions in Germany at night. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 17, 08:04:14
    - I know her. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 17, 09:17:06
  - The right turn on red works better for their grid based road ststem (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 17, 07:58:42
    - *system - could be used on some of our junctions though (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 17, 07:59:47

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