Incorrect flashing amber for motorists from red to green
Reported in the Traffic lights category by Dr Kaihsu Tai at 12:14, Fri 30 May 2008; the map was not used so pin location may be inaccurate
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There should be no flashing amber light for the motorists whilst the signal changes from red to green. At this time, the pedestrian green light is still on, and pedestrians are still crossing. The flashing amber light encourages the motorists to illegally and unsafely start to cross, running over the pedestrians. The light should stay red for the motorists until at least one second after the pedestrian light turns red. This should be rectified as soon as possible to avoid accidents of motorists injuring or killing pedestrians.
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The problem involves at least these 3 button-operated pedestrian crossing traffic lights at the following locations: 1 Little Clarendon Street crossing Woodstock Road (OX1 3ND) 2 Keble Road crossing Banbury Road (OX1 3LE) 3 Keble Road crossing Parks Road (OX1 3PB)
This is how they are supposed to work. It is legal to continue crossing on foot when the green man is flashing but not to begin crossing once he has started flashing. Similarly it is legal to drive through at flashing amber so long as nobody is on the crossing.
Some more modern pedestrian lights no longer do this, but it's an established design.
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