the intersection? I am American, obviously, and I am wondering why on earth the German traffic lights (red, yellow, green) have this system:
1. There are 2 sets of them. There is one hanging directly above the stop line, and there is another post to the left (if not also to the right) of the lane.
2. The hanging one is directly above the stop line (the first car stopped at a red light). You can't see it.
I don't get it. This means (a) it costs 2x as much, and (b) you have to crane your neck 90 degrees (away from your car's line of direction!) to the left or to the right in order to wait for a green light. That seems unnecessarily dangerous.
Why not do it the American way, where there is just a hanging traffic light, and it is hanging across the intersection, so even the first car stopped at the stop line will be able to see it turn from red to green, without having to turn to the left or right??
1. There are 2 sets of them. There is one hanging directly above the stop line, and there is another post to the left (if not also to the right) of the lane.
2. The hanging one is directly above the stop line (the first car stopped at a red light). You can't see it.
I don't get it. This means (a) it costs 2x as much, and (b) you have to crane your neck 90 degrees (away from your car's line of direction!) to the left or to the right in order to wait for a green light. That seems unnecessarily dangerous.
Why not do it the American way, where there is just a hanging traffic light, and it is hanging across the intersection, so even the first car stopped at the stop line will be able to see it turn from red to green, without having to turn to the left or right??