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  2. Variations in traffic light operation - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand, where traffic is on the left, when a road is given a green light from an all-direction stop, a red arrow can continue to display to turning traffic, holding traffic back while a pedestrian crossing on the side road is given a green signal (for left turns) or while oncoming traffic goes straight ahead and there is no permissive right turn allowed (for right turns).

  3. Continuous-flow intersection - Wikipedia

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    The continuous flow intersection moves the left-turn conflict out of the intersection and synchronizes it with the signal cycle of the intersecting road. In the adjacent diagram, while the left/right traffic flows through the main intersection, the left-turn traffic crosses to the opposite side of the oncoming traffic a few hundred feet away.

  4. Traffic light - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Signaling device to control competing flows of traffic This article is about lights used for signalling. For other uses, see Traffic light (disambiguation). "Stoplight" redirects here. For other uses, see Stoplight (disambiguation). An LED 50- watt traffic light in Portsmouth, United ...

  5. Do you stop in an intersection to make a left turn? Here’s ...

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    In the section on traffic signals, the law says that drivers facing a green signal who want to turn “shall stop to allow other vehicles within the intersection control area to complete their ...

  6. Rules of the Road: Face it, left turns slow traffic and are a ...

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    Sixy-two percent of crashes in which crossing or turning in an intersection is a factor involve a left-turning driver. Rules of the Road: Face it, left turns slow traffic and are a pain for ...

  7. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Traffic on the minor road wishing to turn left or continue straight must turn right onto the major road, then, a short distance away, use a U-turn (or crossover) lane in the median before either going straight or making a right turn when they intersect the other half of the minor road. Super two, super two-lane highway, or wide two lane

  8. Know the Road: Can I exit a left turn lane and rejoin traffic?

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    An ABC30 viewer wanted to know: is it legal for a car, which has entered and is waiting in a designated left-turn lane at a red light, to re-enter the stream of traffic moving on the green light?

  9. Traffic - Wikipedia

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    The east–west street has left turn lanes from both directions, but the north–south street does not have left turn lanes at this intersection. The east–west street traffic lights also have green left turn arrows to show when unhindered left turns can be made. Some possible markings for crosswalks are shown.