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Traffic light

Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – also known as robots in South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia – are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control the flow of traffic.

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Overview

History

Vehicular signals

Pedestrian signals

Cycle signals

Public transport signals

Operation

Variable lane control

Waterways and railways

Rules

Design

Effects

Justification

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Traffic light

Nodes151
Edges150
Triples153
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013245
Components1

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Traffic light

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related to history · 29
Traffic light → American Traffic Signal Company, Cleveland, Detroit, East, Euclid Avenue, His, Houses, In, In August, In December, January, John Peake Knight, Lester Wire, London, Michigan, Ohio, Parliament, Police Department, Potts, Salt Lake City
related to Mounting and placement · 23
Traffic light → AustraliaMast-arm, Canajoharie, Canberra, Dummy, Ekiti State, Heart, Indian State, It, Madurai, New York, NigeriaHorizontal, On, Part, Signals, Taipei, TaiwanA, Tamil Nadu, The MUTCD, These, This
related to Size · 13
Traffic light → Aston University, Birmingham, David Mellor, Following, In, Mellor Design Signal, Previously, These, UK, UK Highways Agency, United Kingdom, United States, Variations
related to Public transport signals in the Asia-Pacific region · 10
Traffic light → At, Germany, Hong KongBus, In Australia, In Hong Kong, In Japan, Karlsruhe, New Zealand, T-signal, The
related to Racing · 10
Traffic light → Automobile, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Fuel, Green, However, On, Scuderia Ferrari, Singapore Grand Prix, The
related to Pedestrian signals · 9
Traffic light → Farside, In, More, Most, Pedestrian, Pedestrians, Traffic, UK, Where
related to Operation · 8
Traffic light → ANZ, Area-wide, Australia, Computerised, New Zealand, Phases, Smart, The
related to Rules · 8
Traffic light → Europe, For, In, North America, The, This, Traffic, US-based
has effect · 7
Traffic light → Drivers, Dutch, Hans Monderman, The WEF, Traffic, We, World Economic Forum
related to In other contexts · 6
Traffic light → London, Since, The, Traffic, Traffic Light Tree, UK

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traffic light lights signal signals green red amber may used pedestrian control also road pedestrians cross vehicles two intersections crossing

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
firefighting apparatusinstance ofusually emergency vehicles0.80text
ambulancesinstance ofusually emergency vehicles0.80text
and police carsinstance ofusually emergency vehicles0.80text
busesinstance ofespecially mass transit vehicles0.80text
motorcycles or pedal cyclesinstance ofparticularly those involving lighter vehicles0.80text
red light cameras can issue fines or other penaltiesinstance ofand devices0.80text
the 3M High Visibility Signal utilise light-diffusing opticsinstance ofOnly a faint glow is visible at night.Signals0.80text
a Fresnel lens to create the signal indicationinstance ofOnly a faint glow is visible at night.Signals0.80text
an overpassinstance ofSignals can be attached to existing structures0.80text
Traffic lighthas effectDrivers0.60section
Traffic lighthas effectTraffic0.60section
Traffic lighthas effectHans Monderman0.60section

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