Don Madge Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 A friend has just returned from a trip on the continent and for the first time he came across a "Flashing Amber" at traffic lights. There was no vehicle in front of him and he did not have a clue on what to do. So for those who are venturing abroad for the first time. 1. With a flashing amber traffic light you can proceed as long as the road is clear, so just treat them as give ways. You will come across this system at night in many cities in Europe. The system is also in operation in off peak periods in many countries especially in rural areas. 2. The flashing amber traffic light is also the default setting when there is a fault with the lights in many European countries. Please bear in mind this post refers to "Traffic Lights" don't get confused with other flashing amber lights for example on some major roads in Belgium, there's flashing amber lights about 500 metres up the road from traffic lights, to warn you of the stopped traffic ahead. Another system we don't see in the UK but used on the continent is "Hard Shoulder Running" this usually comes into operation in peak periods or at other time to help clear congestion. The photo shows how they are sometimes controlled. Safe travelling. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo3090 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 In some countries they are also linked to speed cameras so that if you are going over the limit they will flash to warn you to slow down. They also show red to stop you for between 5-10 seconds to slow you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred grant Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Don Madge - 2008-05-25 9:49 AM Another system we don't see in the UK but used on the continent is "Hard Shoulder Running" this usually comes into operation in peak periods or at other time to help clear congestion. The photo shows how they are sometimes controlled. Safe travelling. Don hard shoulder running - as you call it don my biddy (us can think of a better name down yer) - is used on the M42 and a few other places. it was not agood idea to introduce it in the uk us thinks, it makes crap drivers even worse. funiculatfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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