Flashing red light

komodosp

What does a flashing red light mean? Can't find it on the rules of the road web site
http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-driving/traffic-lights-and-signals/traffic-lights.html

Was waiting at one a while back and I think the driver behind me got impatient and just drove around me... So I just drove off myself...

Mr. Presentable

Railway crossing.

Unless you mean a regular traffic lights.......

**Timbuk2**

I've never seen a flashing red light in Ireland before, but I have seen it in America. In America, it serves the same purpose as a Stop sign afaik. You must come to a complete stop if a red light is flashing, but you may go once you know the way is clear.

I'm not sure whether the rule is the same for Ireland. Where abouts in Ireland did you see a flashing red light?

komodosp

No, regular traffic lights... Saw it in Cork few years ago... and in Limerick more recently. They're the only two times I've seen it though

Sunjammer

Probably a fault with the lights...in which case use caution and treat it as a normal junction giving way to traffic from your right

not14talk

Remember seeing them in Tallaght for an entrance of an fire station a few months ago. When we saw them going off we had no idea what it meant but then we saw the sign telling us what it meant.

kaimera

then we saw the sign telling us what it meant

which was?! :P

Permabear

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Richie15

kaimera wrote: »

which was?! :P

A fire-engine flying out in front of them? I'd take that as a pretty clear sign!