To amend my observation on the traffic lights. When the light is red, it goes to red AND yellow, then green. So when it hits red/yellow, that means it’s time to go. The sequence from green, yellow, red to stop is the same as the US. Still. How confusing is that? No right turns on red in Copenhagen either.
More soon…
by NastyMcT, on June 6 2008 @ 12:15 pm
So true, I guess if that’s what you’re used to it makes sense.
Yeah the signs were something else! One of my favorites was in Ireland, where instead of an “S” shaped sign for a curvy road, it was a “Z”!
by Yurpean, on June 6 2008 @ 4:09 am
The traffic light sequence is logical (for us Europeans at least, hehe): When it is red, that means stop. Then the blocking pure red starts to melt down with some yellow, appearing BELOW the red, thus pointing DOWNWARDS wehre the green will appear, and also gives you chance to kick the clutch, push the 1st gear, and when it finally changes to pure n clean full green, you just step on it and off you go.
Same sequence applies to most European countries. And if you are puzzled by the lights, how about the traffic SIGNS?
Freindly regards from Europe.