TRAFFIC SIGNALS - SOLVING A LEFT TURN PROBLEM

ADVANTAGES OF FLASHING YELLOW ARROWS

• ELIMINATES THE YELLOW-TRAP HAZARD.
• ALLOWS PERMISSIVE TURNS AT MORE TIMES IN THE SIGNAL CYCLE.
• ALLOWS PERMISSIVE TURNS WHEN CIRCULAR SIGNALS ARE RED.
• ALLOWS MORE CHOICES FOR SIGNAL SEQUENCES WITHOUT YELLOW TRAP.
• ALLOWS MORE EFFICIENT SIGNAL SEQUENCE CHOICES.
• ALLOWS SIGNAL SEQUENCES NEEDED WHEN FORCED BY LACK OF ROOM.
• REDUCING WAITING TIME AT SIGNALS - SAVING GASOLINE
• MAKES SIGNAL PROGRESSION WORK ON MORE STREETS - ALSO SAVES GASOLINE

PREVENTING YELLOW TRAP