Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « on: August 02, 2018, 07:44:21 AM » Author: dor123
It was a lot of a mystery for me to understand why the US and Canada, have lot of their traffic lights horizontally mounted, while in the rest part of the world (Including Israel), they are always vertically mounted. When I've searched in Google if in the US and Canada, there is a different meaning for the flashing yellow light in traffic lights than in the rest part of the world (In Israel, flashing yellow light meaning that the traffic light system is malfunctioning or not working, and that you need to drive according to the traffic signs), I encountered the following page, which discusses about this question, why North America and Japan, are the world's only countries with horizontally mounted traffic lights: https://www.driverknowledgetests.com/resources/why-are-traffic-lights-in-the-usa-and-some-other-countries-horizontal
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #1 on: August 02, 2018, 07:52:15 AM » Author: Medved
Based on my visits there, I don't think MOST are horizontal, but FEW indeed were. And it is true, here (Czech Rep) the only legal position is vertical with the red on the top.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #4 on: August 02, 2018, 11:26:55 AM » Author: Rommie
Never seen any horizontal traffic lights here, or when I've been to the US, come to that. Although I've only ever driven in California, all the lights I've seen there have been the usual vertical arrangement.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #5 on: August 02, 2018, 12:38:01 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
All the traffic lights in battle creek are verticle. I've seen horizontal traffic lights but not nearly as often as I've seen verticle ones..
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #6 on: August 02, 2018, 07:22:00 PM » Author: Lumex120
Quote from: HomeBrewLamps on August 02, 2018, 12:38:01 PM All the traffic lights in battle creek are verticle. I've seen horizontal traffic lights but not nearly as often as I've seen verticle ones.. I have only seen them in Wisconsin.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #7 on: August 03, 2018, 01:29:20 AM » Author: RyanF40T12
Our lights in America are mostly vertical, not horizontal.  Thankfully.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #8 on: August 03, 2018, 06:53:23 AM » Author: funkybulb
Texas  Is one  few places in USA that do have Horizontal And Vertical Traffic signal. one of main reasons  is there is lot oversize tall loads such as oil production equpiment. Those can damage the vertical signal creating a hazard.  now they have been mounting them vertical  with taller traffic mask arms and use a bracket to alllow them to mount them vertical in center of mask arms. giving clearence they needed for oversize trucks.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #9 on: August 03, 2018, 10:07:05 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Here in the UK we don't have the overhead traffic signals mounted on wires, there are some gantry mounted ones, but for the most part we know which signals apply to a specific lane.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #10 on: August 03, 2018, 10:10:20 AM » Author: Rommie
Quote from: Miss Cuddly on August 03, 2018, 10:07:05 AM Here in the UK we don't have the overhead traffic signals mounted on wires, there are some gantry mounted ones, but for the most part we know which signals apply to a specific lane. WE do, but there are an awful lot of drivers that don't have a clue   Also, there's a no-right-turn sign just down the road from here, but hardly anyone ever takes any notice of it
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizonta « Reply #11 on: August 03, 2018, 10:55:31 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
All the traffic-lights I've seen here have been vertical mounted...only place I've ever seen horizontal was in Canada.
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	Re: Found a page that describes why American traffic lights are mostly horizontal « Reply #12 on: August 03, 2018, 02:25:15 PM » Author: Medved
15 years ago (fall 2003) I remember seeing quite a few horizontally mounted signals in Pocatello (Id) and about 10 years ago in Salt Lake City (both when I was visiting there). No idea, how it looks there now, if it remained or if it was reconstructed in the meantime...
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