WELCOME TO CHINA!
(Thanks to Jan in Grimbsy)
For the record, this would be no trouble for the motorists of Miami, who pay no attention whatsoever to traffic lights.
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May 16, 2012
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Key quote: Authorities have explained, however, that the lights should be ignored - because they were only installed for decorative purposes and do not direct drivers.
From what I saw in China back in the day, that should not be a problem.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | May 16, 2012 at 04:49 PM
It's been done.
Posted by: Will (the other one) | May 16, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Christmas in China?
Posted by: O the Umanity | May 16, 2012 at 06:25 PM
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Posted by: HogsAteMySister | May 16, 2012 at 07:20 PM
Note that there are no motor vehicles in either of the pictures. Just unemployed guys, standin' around, scratching their butts. Not unlike a job site here, in fact. Are we sure this wasn't Michigan?
Posted by: Omniskeptic | May 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM
We warned them to stop watering that thing.
Posted by: clankie | May 17, 2012 at 08:15 AM
Looks like they took the "pave the cowpath" approach to intersection engineering. Although the cows around here could probably come up with a more elegant design.
Posted by: padraig the cheesehead | May 17, 2012 at 09:32 AM
I can remember back before this stuff was standardized, some towns in eastern Kentucky put their traffic signals up with the green on top and red on bottom.
It worked pretty well until some color-blind motorist came along.
Posted by: Steve | May 17, 2012 at 09:44 AM
Ah, yes; pave the cowpath. Or as it is known in Northern Virginia, traffic engineering. NoVA was the reason I finally bought a GPS. Not only do the roads make no sense, but they're all named "Lee" something or other.
Plus I frequently had to travel down there with a colleague who couldn't read a map to save her life. We once got lost within five minutes of leaving Dulles.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | May 18, 2012 at 09:19 AM