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NeilBlanchard · 10-30-2008, 08:21 PM

Hi,

In England, they have the traffic lights turn from red to red+yellow about 2 seconds before it turns green -- and then the line of cars can all start moving at once the instant that it turns green. A lot more cars get through the green this way.

10-30-2008, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
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