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I'm curious about the lights at Doncaster bus depot on Doncaster Rd. The 2 different pedestrian crossings don't make any noise at all and I wonder if that's due to them being old or if there's a different reason.

Very interesting stuff!!

There's a secret community of traffic light aficionado's out there. Who knew?

Morning mate. Imo this channel would be a right sensation with the Dull Mens group on Facebook.

Yeah mate this is a great example on something that seams absolutely bat shit boring but once u dive into it is absolutely fascinating and couldn't be more eye opening particularly for someone who has autism like me & loves any car bike motor transport or traffic flow realated The push button pedresion ones brought back huge memories, the 1 I remember most was at the riversdale & glenferrie rd intersection in hawthorn, and think the last time there were there where 2004 ish But I was pritty young to remember a detail like that Glad 2 see the dial type ones that my dad remembers & if u ask me there a lot more practical cuz u know how long you got left & how much time u have 2 get thru an intersection, best ones I've seen 4 this was in Vietnam in Hanoi and they had a led timer next to them that changed colour with the light & counted down how much times was left on each light stage, a great idea u'll never see in Australia because there'll be no revenue to be made from red light cameras 😉 Great vid 👌

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There was a wonderful old cast iron 1930'ish light and signal box on Reynard St in Coburg . I seem to remember it was made in England , but the council removed it a few years ago

*In a field od brain rot, this gem came up out of nowhere. It is a very interesting video that proves that you dont have to be a monotone adhd gen z'er promoting Raid Shadow Legends or Nord VPN on the sly with 589 ads, in order to create interesting engaging content.*

Mate, this is one of the weirdest yet awesomest video's I've seen. Got me all tingly on vintage traffic lights. Love ya work and keep it up. Some insane research in this. And appreciated!!!.

Possibly due to lack of interest in the topic but I found this hard to follow, everything was the rarest or most popular

Very interesting 😊

I can see the Dandenong Rd and Orrong Rd intersection from my bedroom window. I was surprised to see this intersection in a RUclips video.

Excellent video! Thank you for creating this. One of my strongest memories from visiting Melbourne as a kid is looking at all the different traffic lights and signals. I'm the proud owner of an Eagle pedestrian crossing signal!

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well congratulations. Can’t call traffic lights being considered worthy of a history

Varying traffic light technology is something I always notice everywhere I go but 99.99% of people wouldn't care if I spoke to them about it. So this was the perfect nerd video to watch with my dinner tonight. Thank you!

Great video! P.S. Your accent is super confusing 😂

Came to Melbourne from Queensland and was curious why these are still so old and not using LEDs. I heard it's some kind of contractual thing with unmetered electricity and the assets being taken over from Councils by the State?

You're missing understanding something, it's not that we have miraculously kept those traffic old lights, it's because the state already spent their money on all their other projects.

Super fascinated by the give way to pedestrian lights, would love to see more of these as I remember them as kid!

Can confirm a lot of them around me too.

Now i can't unsee the yellow backed lights on the top of Princess Street. And there's something going on with the pedestrian lights opposite the German School on Holden Street, Fitzroy North.

Are you telling me there is something special about guthridge parade! Instantly recognised that intersection

Haven't been through there for a while, but I recall the traffic lights in Horsham had the slowest (incandescent) illumination that I've ever seen - it was like they were running on a lower voltage.

In New South Wales, Aldridge is the most common brand of traffic signals.

I kinda miss those old ticking ped buttons before the PB5. Awesome video. I keep wondering more about the way they're programmed and sequenced these days.

so you have an obsession with traffic lights and you made a youtube video about it ???

I must considered thoroughly well put together video Job done good work thank you You make life interesting

I wish they were yellow like America's, they're so much easier to notice.

A beautiful old 12-inch yellow (maybe Eagle Signal) set on Sackville Street, Kew (reasonably quiet pedestrian crossing!) that got removed between 2014-2017 :(

I can’t believe I just watched an 18min video on traffic lights. You should be a contestant on Hard Quiz. Will definitely pay more attention to traffic lights in the future.

With the photo of the Aldridge CLS LED signal you took, I also found there's a different looking Aldridge CLS LED module made in 2016 and therefore I call them Version 1 since those are made before the 2nd version was made in the late 2018s. Here are the interesections that have the 1st version: - Bridge Rd & Church St, Richmond - Princes Hwy & Sturt St, South Melbourne - Twickenham Cres, Gibdon St & Barkly Ave, Burnley (this location also uses British pedestrian signal symbols)

Thank you

Cool video, mate!

I haven’t ever been able to forgive my city for removing all the old traffic lights and replacing them with those soulless LED’s. Ever since 2004 when I was about 7 I noticed that they were gradually changing the lights. I think there may only be one or two intersections that haven’t been done yet. they’re even going around replacing the old mast poles. As for the new standard lights going in, I have to say that they are nicer to look at than those clear LED monstrosities. Especially when half the diodes stop working. Regards from Townsville, QLD.

Thank you for this interesting history. I remember waiting for the old clock face traffic lights in the 60’s as a child, as lm sure others do too.

Wow traffic lights. This 64yr old autistic Victorian will have to start taking more time to stare at traffic lights instead of yelling at them to change colour. Absolutely awesome stuff and informative. 👍

1st one Midland and someone not giving a shit. Typical Midland, never change. 😆

There’s an old set from the early 70s at least I think, Cnr Ballarat and Anderson Rds Sunshine.

The answer is simple. Victoria has an incumbent ALP/Greens run state government that not only are infamous for wasting public funds (the Vic public service overmanning and over remuneration levels are a perfect example), plus the 'Big Build Flop' (sic) and unwarranted rail tunnel projects. Put simply; older traffic lights remain in use because Victoria is financially crippled - Except of course for wasting money and overpaying for taxpayer funded projects, and continual revenue raising through 'RRR's' = Roadside Revenue Raisers.

Have never thought about traffic lights before or noticed any difference between them all. Fascinating video. I might have to start checking out traffic lights. 😂

When grew up, in Chelsea, the traffic lights were like clocks, with a sweeping hand.

It's great to see a fellow niche infrastructure enthusiast. My niche interest is passenger ropeways (there have been 500 in Australia) and while I know nothing about traffic lights, it's great to see someone else documenting things that otherwise would be ignored.

How interesting! I really like your obvious passion for something that most of us just ignore everyday. Well done mate! Something you may like to check out would make a great video. At the corner of St George's Road & Melbourne Road in Norlane is a house right on the corner. It's got 2 large palm trees on either side of the front yard. It's on the KFC side of the highway. This home has tucked away in it's driveway behind a tree their very own personal traffic light! As their driveway goes onto this very busy intersection of the highway into Geelong and St.Georges Road, they have a personal traffic light and sensor on their driveway. When they want to leave their driveway, the sensor detects their car has been sitting there a while (so it doesn't set it off when they drive in), all lights go red from the highway into and out of Geelong, Cox Road, St Georges Road and Bacchus Marsh Road and they get a green light to proceed out of their driveway. It's very cool! It's kind of hidden behind a tree but it's there. I'm sure if you approached the owners they'd let you film about it. A home with their own personal traffic light...that's a cool video idea I reckon. That would make a fun video! Keep up the great work! Craig - Geelong :)

This guy has a weird accent with a lot of american Rs, abd its really throwing me off haha

Excellent documentary for the most useless thing on the planet. Traffic lights are the lowest and dumbest technology in the world. The people who program them are likely not educated in traffic management and can’t arrange 3 light bulbs to operate at the correct time. Cars need to be programmed to operate almost autonomously but traffic lights will hold traffic from moving while providing a through way for no one. The average city driver has lost 3 years of their waking life by the time the they turn 60.

Bernard street pedestrian crossing cheltheman chestervill road end is a hum-dinger!

Why does Victoria not have the white edging around the back of the traffic lights like in other states?

There’s nothing miraculous about Victoria retaining old traffic lights, the state is in and out of bankruptcy every 3-4 years