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Originally Posted by Paul M
Its certainly not limited to Florida.
When I was in Philadelphia they used the same rule.
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The running joke around Miami seemed to be that it was a good way of killing off people visiting from New York.
Actually, all it needs in order to achieve this safely is for designers of traffic light crossroads to make better use of filter signals. At a tee junction or at crossroads where a junction allows traffic to move from only one direction at a time, there's often no reason why traffic on the road immediately to the right, waiting to turn left, could not be allowed to do so via a filter. They are often not installed though, presumably to save money on the installation.
Whoever was the traffic engineer in Strathclyde when most of the traffic lights were installed is an exception though. Many of the traffic light junctions around here are notably more creative and efficient than other places I've lived.