![]() After almost being hit THREE times in the same week, with the last being an extremely close call, (I was driving home on the major street and cars would get frustrated that the light wasn’t changing, so they impatiently/dangerously rushed into the intersection to make a left in front of me), I decided to write the city about these lights. I used to live at Cornwall and Maple Street in Vancouver in early 2000’s, at a corner with one of these flashing green lights. In other words, even if it was a solid green, there still can be someone crossing which is why when turning left or right, always look. There is nothing stopping a pedestrian from not hitting the button and simply following the traffic lights. In this case, drivers should be checking for pedestrians regardless. Unless we are talking about any vehicle turning left or right and passing over crosswalks controlled by the same lights. If you have a green, it should be a ‘no walk’ for pedestrians to cross the road you are on. Not sure what need there is to know if the light was initiated by pedestrians. This can lead to people thinking that they are free to turn left (and reasonably so) and end up in a collision with oncoming traffic. Quite frankly, it is dangerous for this light to mean anything else if it’s going to mean left turn in most other places. Meanwhile, in almost all the rest of Canada, a flashing green is an advanced green aka a green indicating that traffic can turn left while oncoming traffic has a red. Traffic Signal Power Outage – What Do you Do.The Evolving Story of Brighter, More Durable Line Painting.5 Things That Make Traffic Lights Change.If you liked this blog, check out these other popular posts: Hopefully this answers the question and helps you understand the history of flashing green lights.ĭo you have any other rules of the road you are curious about? Tell TranBC or let us know in the comments below and we will try to get an answer for you. An interesting side note: Our green ball flashes at 60 flashes per minute (a little on the slower side) whereas the Ontario flash rate was a higher (or faster) flash rate. Ontario has since adopted Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) standards and is slowly moving away from using the flashing green light in this way. ![]() This question is usually asked by people hailing from Ontario, where a flashing green light was commonly used as a protected left turn signal. ![]() We’ve been using flashing green lights in BC since the 80s and they are usually found either mid-block in the city or at intersections on city roads and provincial highways. ![]() So, when you approach a flashing green light, use caution, because the signal could be activated by a pedestrian at any time and you might have to stop and let the pedestrian to cross. Someone recently asked us if we could clarify this for them and here’s the answer.Ī flashing green light on a traffic signal means the signal is pedestrian activated. Red means stop, yellow means prepare for a red (stop if safe), and green means go. ![]()
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