On 31/10/2011 05:24, Neil Williams wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:51:26 +0000, Nightjar
wrote:
People breaking the law cannot expect traffic signs to be adapted
to
suit their particular illegal actions.

Amber doesn't just mean stop, as if it did we would be the same as
everywhere else and go straight to green.

There is a fairly good case for us doing just that these days. The red
and amber sequence had some merit in the days when everyone put the
vehicle in neutral and applied the handbrake when stopped at lights, but
it it is increasingly irrelevant to modern driving and removing it could
reduce accidents caused by drivers starting off before the green.

It's a warning that something
is about to happen (green) and it'd be better if drivers knew what they
were getting ready for.

The temporary signs at the junction seem to answer that need adequately.

Colin Bignell