Re: OT: Traffic Signals in New Mexico
- From: Clark Morris <cfmtech@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:55:57 -0300
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:55:46 -0500, LX-i <lxi0007@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>William M. Klein wrote:
>> After a "brief" Google search, I found:
>>
>> http://www.state.nm.us/tax/pubs/mvddrvrs.htm#Traffic%20Signals
>>
>> which seems (official to me) indicating that New Mexico traffic signals are the
>> "same as elsewhere" in the US.
>>
>> However, the unofficial site:
>>
>> http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/driving/lights.htm
>>
>> Does state,
>>
>> "Occasionally the three lights can be arranged horizontally instead of
>> vertically. As far as I know this design is only used in New Mexico and Texas.
>> If the lights are arranged horizontally then red will be on the left, yellow in
>> the middle and green on the right."
>
>Lots of places in Florida have them horizontally - there's more of the
>signal to be attached to the pole, so its more resilient during periods
>of high wind (to which Florida is particularly vulnerable).
I know that New Jersey has horizontal traffic lights matching the
above specifications in many parts of the state.
.
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