In article , Mark Brader
writes
Perhaps the most common
way this is used is for straight-ahead traffic to have a red light in
all directions, while left turns in both directions from one of the two
streets have a green left arrow;
[...]
I haven't driven enough in British cities to know whether the mirror-
image of this is a common pattern there.

I wouldn't call it "common", but it's not that unusual.

In North America, the combination of a green left arrow and an ordinary
green means that all moves are permitted, but the left turn is protected.

The mirror image statement is true here.

(Other meanings of
flashing green exist in other places, notably the province of British
Columbia.)

Do tell.

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