Countdown Traffic Lights banned in Ho Chi Minh City? Here's What Happens Next!

For a long time, countdown traffic lights have become a familiar part of Vietnamese street intersections. However, recently, Ho Chi Minh City has begun to pilot the removal of countdown traffic lights at some intersections. This change has attracted a lot of attention and caused many mixed debates. So, what are the benefits or harms of removing the countdown traffic light? In today's video, Tom will share with you his thoughts on this issue.
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[@atonementpreset]

6:41 seconds to explain the perils of countdown lights... Come on Tom.

[@nimay13]

You know when you're writing an essay in high school and used filler words just to get to that minimum word count? This is it.

[@SLOBeachboy]

They have these in Phuket where I was living up until recently and I always thought that they were a bad idea from day one. The reason I think it’s a bad idea is because it clearly encourages Thai drivers - particularly on motorcycles - to jump the gun. Drivers and riders will typical start going when the count is only down to about 3 or 4 in most cases. And I think the Thai government is starting to realize this because I believe they took one of these out in Patong and replaced it with normal signal right before I moved away.

[@Notabot1310]

Well do these study include cars and scooters or just scooters only? If a person is in the car they might feel like it worth the risk as they feel safer in a metal box than on a scooter. Many its because they are in a car the consequences of their actions are less severe.
Vietnam is in a good spot to not have major traffic issues in their cities, but due to the increase in use of cars it has become more common in Vietnam. I hope the government does more to discourage the use of private cars in the country. I wonder why rich people would rather drive a car than just get an A2 licence and ride a bigger bike?
It's a shame that they spent the money on building new highways instead on a better rail system. There was something nice about taking a slow 8 hours trip from Saigon to Long Xuyen and having to take 3 ferry trips across the rivers. Now it's a boring 5 hour drive on concrete highways roads with nothing interesting to look at.