• naeap@sopuli.xyz
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    2 hours ago

    I’m not really sure, if I understood you

    In streets with high traffic, the left turning red light only goes to green, if someone is actually there waiting. Because else it would make a longer red phase for the opposite drivers going straight

    So, it seems like an improvement to me

    What am I missing?

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      1 hour ago

      What am I missing?

      Every traffic situation where people would need to cross but there won’t be a car stopper exactly over the sensor.

      Not exhaustively:

      • pedestrians

      • motorcycles

      • bicycles

      • cars stopped at the wrong place

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        1 hour ago

        Ah, I see, thanks

        Well, die pedestrians there is usually a button at the crossover, so they get priority and a green light soon

        Bicycles at such crossings usually have a bike lane, because it’s (usually) only at high traffic crossings - and else they can use the pedestrian button

        Not sure about motorcycles though.
        Haven’t seen issues personally, but I can imagine, that the sensors aren’t trimmed to motorcycles sometimes.
        But have to say, that in every occasion I’ve had a motorcycle in front of me on such a sensor, it worked.
        Statistically probably not relevant though…