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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY. Colour blindness is a hereditary condition that affects around 8.5% of males but only 1% of females. The most common form is confusing red with green. From the way they drive round here it seems more than 8.5% of drivers are red/green colour blind!. TRAFFIC LIGHT TRICKS.

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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY

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  1. TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY Colour blindness is a hereditary condition that affects around 8.5% of males but only 1% of females. The most common form is confusing red with green. From the way they drive round here it seems more than 8.5% of drivers are red/green colour blind!

  2. TRAFFIC LIGHT TRICKS • Position of the colours • RED is always on top • YELLOW (amber) is always in the middle • GREEN is always at the bottom YOU WILL NEVER SEE ALL THE LIGHTS ON AT THE SAME TIME If you cannot tell the difference between the colours … use the position of the lights to help you understand what they mean. If you are blinded by sunlight behind the traffic light … presume it will be red when you arrive and slow down so you are ready to stop. If it’s green you can just go through.

  3. GREEN FOR GO. When the light is green, you can continue on your way. GO SIGNALS If you’ve been waiting for the go signal, other drivers will often help you to notice the green light has appeared by blowing their horn. Thank them with a wave and drive away. Take care if you are turning - watch out for pedestrians or hazards that were hidden from your view before you turned. STOP - GO - STOP - RACE THROUGH … • He who hesitates is lost! • When you are getting close to a green light, choose a marker at the side of the road (maybe 50m out) that allows you enough time to stop, but after which you are committed to going through the junction. • If the light changes to yellow before you pass your marker, then STOP at the light. • If the light is still green, proceed through the junction.

  4. STOP. There is no decision to make. Just stop your vehicle BEHIND the stop line on the road and wait. You may now change the radio station, check your moustache or tidy your hair. Watch out! Many traffic lights have cameras that catch you going through on RED. If you don’t care about having an accident, perhaps you care about paying a fine. In some countries you may turn RIGHT when the signal shows red for ahead. Be careful! STOP SIGNALS STOP. In many countries you see this at a pedestrian crossing. It means someone is waiting to cross the road. If you go through this signal you could hit someone stepping onto the road. Wait BEHIND the stop line on the road for the green light.

  5. STOP. You should be driving at a speed where it is possible to stop safely at a yellow light. If you are too close to the light when it changes, OR there is danger of being hit from fast traffic behind, then proceed with caution. Watch out for people racing the change from red to green at the other side. USING YOUR JUDGEMENT GO LEFT only. In many countries it is okay to make U-turns at these signals. If the sign says no U-turns it’s because there is not enough space. You have to find another place to turn. SURPRISES: Lights at roundabouts / lights that only work in busy times Be careful on roundabouts - you might go on a GREEN and find a RED half way around At schools, busy junctions, etc. lights often only work during danger times. Never assume it will be the same as yesterday.

  6. COLOUR BLINDNESS ONLY AFFECTS A SMALL NUMBER OF US DON'T BE BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS

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