Judge suggest new blue traffic light

waraf

People speed up when they see an amber traffic light but if we introduced a new blue light in between amber and red then the problem would be fixed apparently!! I think it might be time to put this judge out to pasture....


http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/judge-suggests-blue-traffic-lights-to-cut-road-crashes-1.1754333

mathie

And change the red light to green and the green to red.

wazky

Alot of motorists struggle to comprehend three lights, never mind a fourth.

Guy:Incognito

“Maybe we should consider introducing a light between amber and a red. Could you convey this to the authorities. The amber light isn’t working. When people see it, they speed up. We will cut out all traffic accidents.”

That sounds like the ramblings of a child.

Or a deranged Mr Burns telling smithers to get in the model plane he whittled.

maguic24

The fudge???

It'll be a rainbow of colours in no time if we start that sh*te.

Kristopherus

If we adopted the Uk scheme, it would help a lot of drivers.

jimgoose

I think maybe, just maybe, he was being a bit sarcastic there.

maguic24

jimgoose wrote: »

I think maybe, just maybe, he was being a bit sarcastic there.

You'd be surprised!

Skylinehead

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

“Maybe we should consider introducing a light between amber and a red. Could you convey this to the authorities. The amber light isn’t working. When people see it, they speed up. We will cut out all traffic accidents.”

That sounds like the ramblings of a child.

Or a deranged Mr Burns telling smithers to get in the model plane he whittled.

I said....Get.In.

http://simpsonsscreenshots.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/i-said-hop-in.png

Guy:Incognito

jimgoose wrote: »

I think maybe, just maybe, he was being a bit sarcastic there.

You'd hope so. The "could you convey that to the authorities " bit comes across very "hey you, underling, I'm the ideas man, go get some peasants to make it reality".

MajorMax

The problem isn't the amber light. I see people not even stopping for red anymore. The attitude seems to be that it's only a little red, I'm not sure what shade of red these muppets are waiting for.

We need to put cameras on every stoplight, it'd generate a lot of income for the state and at the same time stop this incredibly dangerous trend

When I started driving in Ireland after years driving in 'merica a good few years ago now, I stopped for an amber light like you're suppossed to do and I got rear ended by a delivery van. My first brand new car, it was only 8 months old :mad:

Holsten

Stupid idea.

What we should actually have is left turn on red and amber before green.

This would keep travel moving much more than it does currently.

J_E

Why not just have red and green for drivers? It's either okay to drive or it's not.

CNTRLR

what is needed is camera on junctions and large fines for idiots jumping red lights, including ministers and their convoys...

Triangla

Maybe a sign that says "The first two seconds of red light is not a green light".

waraf

I find that using my butler to walk in front of my car waving a red flag is the safest way to travel

Davarus Walrus

The system in Canada whereby some sets of lights have cameras built-in and take a picture when you run a red light is a good one. Fines in the post tend to discourage bad driving behaviour.

I'd suggest an additional feature where if a cyclist runs a red light then a taser is fired towards then. A more 'on the spot' form of punishment.

Pedro K

Most Irish drivers don't even know what an amber light means.* A blue light would confuse the bejaysus out of them.

*before anyone says it, it doesn't mean slow down, prepare to stop or any of that other crap that's regularly spouted.

Nemeses

I'm not too sure how an extra light would solve this issue..

Just put a barrier on each junction with a traffic light.

If the barrier comes down through your convertible roof whilst you're driving through a red light... well, Good enough for ya!

jimgoose

waraf wrote: »

I find that using my butler to walk in front of my car waving a red flag is the safest way to travel

Willikins drives the armoured Bentley for me - he's a vicious little bastard, and usually armed to the teeth in interesting ways.

Pedro K wrote: »

Most Irish drivers don't even know what an amber light means.* A blue light would confuse the bejaysus out of them.

*before anyone says it, it doesn't mean slow down, prepare to stop or any of that other crap that's regularly spouted.

Quite. It actually means "Incoming!" :cool:

Valetta

I've said it before.

If they had the opposite lights go green two seconds before the others go red, people would soon kop on.

OldNotWIse

Why not introduce on the spot fines of €1000 for breaking lights. This would generate a lot of money and pay for someone to be employed at every junction to implement. Drives me fuucking mad when motorists break red lights, as if twenty seconds of their lives is worth more than all of a pedestrian's life.

crazygeryy

I usually just aim for the green man. And i mean AIM for the little mother****er.i hate him smug little bastard.

OldNotWIse

Pedro K wrote: »

Most Irish drivers don't even know what an amber light means.* A blue light would confuse the bejaysus out of them.

*before anyone says it, it doesn't mean slow down, prepare to stop or any of that other crap that's regularly spouted.

Stop unless its unsafe to do so afaik

5live

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Stop unless its unsafe to do so afaik

Does it not mean 4 more cars can travel through before you have to stop?:pac:

Chips Lovell

Have the red light arm a landmine under the stop line.

Donnelly117

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

“Maybe we should consider introducing a light between amber and a red. Could you convey this to the authorities. The amber light isn’t working. When people see it, they speed up. We will cut out all traffic accidents.”

That sounds like the ramblings of a child.

Or a deranged Mr Burns telling smithers to get in the model plane he whittled.

I gave it a thanks for the Spruce Moose reference!!

Plazaman

Fast forward 10 years time : The blue light isn't working, put in a purple one.

Green
Amber
Blue
Purple
Red

\o/ Wooohoo TRAFFIC LIGHTS DISCO

Wossack

instead of red lights, those automatic bollards that raise up out of the road..

irish government could post 'caught driver footage' up on youtube, and make even more revenue

stevedublin

Triangla wrote: »

Maybe a sign that says "The first two seconds of red light is not a green light".

and the last two seconds!

goose2005

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

The system in Canada whereby some sets of lights have cameras built-in and take a picture when you run a red light is a good one. Fines in the post tend to discourage bad driving behaviour.

I'd suggest an additional feature where if a cyclist runs a red light then a taser is fired towards then. A more 'on the spot' form of punishment.

That's unfair. Maybe some sort of air cannon to knock them off instead?

goose2005

5live wrote: »

Does it not mean 4 more cars can travel through before you have to stop?:pac:

Amber lights go back to penal times, it means that only protestants (orangemen) can proceed, catholics (green) have to wait behind them

MilanPan!c

One thing is true, the Irish don't give a **** about red lights. In my decades in America I saw people run red lights maybe once every 12-18 months. Here it's more like once every 4-6 weeks.

And sure if they guy in front of you is running a red light, why not join in?

It's incredible.

OldNotWIse

5live wrote: »

Does it not mean 4 more cars can travel through before you have to stop?:pac:

I think they must have changed it because thats all I see now. To add insult they not only break lights but do so at top speed!

Alf. A. Male

This will now be present at every junction in Ireland.

Mrs Garth Brooks

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I think they must have changed it because thats all I see now. To add insult they not only break lights but do so at top speed!

Sure if you're going to break a red light, you would want to be quick at it. So explains the top speed.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Is there a meaning to this new blue light?

Alf. A. Male

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Is there a meaning to this new blue light?

To support drivers who feel a little sad and lonely behind the wheel.

Cee-Jay-Cee

If they put cameras on every traffic light that started recording as soon as the lights turned red and fined everyone who breaks the light then people would soon get the message. 4 offences and they're automatically banned for 3 months. The government would generate huge revenue from it as traffic light abuse is rampant in this bloody country.

They also need to adopt the UK method of an Amber light before green so idiots are ready to go on green and not day dreaming and then faffin about trying g to find first gear 10 seconds after the light changes green. Count down timers on each light also aid the flow of traffic as people know when their turn is coming and again means they're ready to move when the light changes.

anncoates

Just stop giving licences to mongs that shouldn't be allowed to drive a golf car, let alone a car.

OldNotWIse

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Sure if you're going to break a red light, you would want to be quick at it. So explains the top speed.

I like to put one leg out so they think I will step out

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I like to put one leg out so they think I will step out

Witch!!

OldNotWIse

jimgoose wrote: »

Witch!!

Why thank you

Mrs Garth Brooks

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I like to put one leg out so they think I will step out

Isn't that what pedestrians do regardless of the colour of lights?

Doesn't have to be at the lights at all. Step out onto the road and push a pram out while they're at it.

stevedublin

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Is there a meaning to this new blue light?

It means to slow down as the red light soon follows.
It hasn't been decided to introduce it yet though.

Wossack

CJC999 wrote: »

If they put cameras on every traffic light that started recording as soon as the lights turned red and fined everyone who breaks the light then people would soon get the message. 4 offences and they're automatically banned for 3 months. The government would generate huge revenue from it as traffic light abuse is rampant in this bloody country.

They also need to adopt the UK method of an Amber light before green so idiots are ready to go on green and not day dreaming and then faffin about trying g to find first gear 10 seconds after the light changes green. Count down timers on each light also aid the flow of traffic as people know when their turn is coming and again means they're ready to move when the light changes.

Its that delay from the daydreamers that causes more of the red light running imo. Opposite traffic is going to be slow off the line, so easier to risk it, and those behind the daydreamers are irritated by the lack of progress, and barrel through the lights.

OldGoat

Lend a camera and a yellow jacket to everyone on the dole and let them capture images of cars/buses/trucks/cyclists/pedestrians breaking the lights. The snapper get €20 from every successful fine gathered into the govt. coffers.

Ste-

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Here it's more like once every 4-6 weeks.

And sure if they guy in front of you is running a red light, why not join in?

It's incredible.

You don't drive much in Ireland do you.
I see this everyday!
It's gotten far worse too. Early morning and late evenings.

MilanPan!c

Ste- wrote: »

You don't drive much in Ireland do you.
I see this everyday!
It's gotten far worse too. Early morning and late evenings.

I only really drive around the south side of Dublin, and around Dublin a few times a week.

I have noticed that the idea of traffic laws basically don't exist outside of the few major cities.

It's pretty pathetic.

hatrickpatrick

maguic24 wrote: »

The fudge???

I believe it's actually a judge.

ScumLord

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Why not introduce on the spot fines of €1000 for breaking lights.

Because that's ridiculously harsh.

CJC999 wrote: »

They also need to adopt the UK method of an Amber light before green

We do have that on some traffic lights. Maybe half the problem is there is no set way that Irish traffic lights work.

Despite being told our traffic lights in Galway are managed, I don't see any management, I've been sitting at traffic lights alone yet the lights go through their regular cycle as if it was still rush hour.