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  2. Variations in traffic light operation - Wikipedia

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    This light begins blinking with enough time for the driver to see it and slow down before the intersection light turns yellow, then red. The flashing yellow light can go out immediately when the light turns green, or it may continue for several seconds after the intersection light has turned green, as it usually takes a line of cars some time ...

  3. Emergency vehicle lighting - Wikipedia

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    The three emergency lights used in Romania are red, blue and amber. At a red flashing light, bringing the vehicle to a full stop is compulsory, while for a blue light yielding, slowing down and moving out of the way is compulsory, and an amber light means other traffic vehicles must proceed with caution due to an oversized or slow vehicle.

  4. Traffic light - Wikipedia

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    In the US, a single-aspect flashing amber signal can be used to raise attention to a warning sign and a single-aspect flashing red signal can be used to raise attention to a "stop", "do not enter", or "wrong way" sign. [32] Flashing red or amber lights, known as intersection control beacons, are used to reinforce stop signs at intersections. [33]

  5. Traffic warning sign - Wikipedia

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    These warning signs indicate that traffic lights are ahead, and are often used when it is difficult to see that a traffic light may already be showing red, to warn a driver to prepare to slow down. They may be supplemented with flashing light or lighted sign when light is red or turning red.

  6. Lane control lights - Wikipedia

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    Lane control signals around the world follow their own universal pattern, as specified in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. [1]: Art.23, ¶11 Typical signals include a green downward arrow, used to indicate a lane which is open to traffic facing the signal, a red cross, which indicates a lane is either reserved for opposing traffic or closed to traffic in both directions, and a ...

  7. The mystery of the flashing lights at the White House has ...

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    The flashing red lights were spotted in President Trump's second floor residence on Sunday night, causing concern and sparking chatter on social media. The mystery of the flashing lights at the ...

  8. HAWK beacon - Wikipedia

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    First with flashing yellow, then steady yellow, and finally steady red over a period of several seconds. Pedestrian signal heads at either end of the crosswalk display the upraised hand (don't walk) signal until the HAWK beacon displays the steady red signal, at which time, the pedestrian heads change to the walking-person (walk) aspect.

  9. Light characteristic - Wikipedia

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    In other words, it is the opposite to a flashing light where the total duration of darkness is longer than the duration of light. It has the appearance of flashing off, rather than flashing on. Like a flashing light, it can be used for a single occulting light that exhibits only a single period of darkness or the periods of darkness can be ...