In Canada it’s common on streets that are not busy at night go into flash mode it’s always funny seeing new drivers see that and don’t know what too do. Just treat it like a stop sign stop look both ways then proceed I love it cause then you are not stuck at an entire light cycle
Here in the Davenport, IA area, traffic lights only run in flash mode when they're being worked on or the MMU trips. They are, however, investing quite a lot of money into radar and video detectors that can "see" cars coming before they even reach the intersection, so it's often possible to drive around the city at night and almost never have to stop.
I've seen here in AZ where it does happen between 12am and 5am in Glendale, then there's places like up in Kayenta, where there's one traffic light off the main road that is always running when there's no traffic whatsoever. In the opposite fashion, my niece lives in an apartment complex in Toledo, OH near University of Toledo where there's a crosswalk light that goes into blinking mode at midnight, and I don't think that's necessary. It's even funnier watching it just out of the blue turn red, then a second later start flashing (the usual routine), but it should stay working. You never know if someone wants to cross the street there at any hour of the night.
In Canada it’s common on streets that are not busy at night go into flash mode it’s always funny seeing new drivers see that and don’t know what too do. Just treat it like a stop sign stop look both ways then proceed I love it cause then you are not stuck at an entire light cycle
Here in the Davenport, IA area, traffic lights only run in flash mode when they're being worked on or the MMU trips. They are, however, investing quite a lot of money into radar and video detectors that can "see" cars coming before they even reach the intersection, so it's often possible to drive around the city at night and almost never have to stop.
Wished this pratice was used in San Antonio. :(
I've seen here in AZ where it does happen between 12am and 5am in Glendale, then there's places like up in Kayenta, where there's one traffic light off the main road that is always running when there's no traffic whatsoever. In the opposite fashion, my niece lives in an apartment complex in Toledo, OH near University of Toledo where there's a crosswalk light that goes into blinking mode at midnight, and I don't think that's necessary. It's even funnier watching it just out of the blue turn red, then a second later start flashing (the usual routine), but it should stay working. You never know if someone wants to cross the street there at any hour of the night.
0:56 Why are there coin blocks over the intersections?
There doing there blinking exercises