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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
In some parts of China, there is a numeric display next to the lights that counts down to the next change. It would be nice if they did that in the US.
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Around here (South Dakota and Minnesota) some traffic lights in busier intersections have a countdown as well, but this is intended for pedestrians. If you know whether or not opposing traffic will have a turn signal or not you surely can use them to determine how fast you should approach the intersection.
Oh, I also remember seeing them in Philadelphia a few weeks ago.
I've also seen the blinking light indicating a stop ahead. In the town I grew up in there was one of those on the highway bypass at an intersection with one of the major roads heading out of town.