traffic-lights

Red-yellow-green signals

Traffic lights are the signal devices at intersections that control vehicle and pedestrian flow, cycling through red, yellow, and green to indicate stop, caution, and go.

The British English term; Americans say traffic light (singular) or simply light: Turn left at the light.

intersection

junction

Point where things meet

lanes · pedestrian · vehicles · turning · right-of-way · yield · merge · gridlock · queue · boulevard

signal

red

Primary color, warm

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • yellowHue between green and orange
  • greenColor of vegetation

stop · go · caution · wait · proceed · change · cycle · phases · sequence · timing

safety

pedestrians

People traveling on foot

prevention · compliance · enforcement · rules · regulations · accessible · violation · fine

control

automation

Self-operating system design

timing · sensors · controllers · adaptive · optimization · programming · monitoring · congestion · flow · network

hardware

pole

Cylindrical shaft or extremity

  • lampElectric light fixture
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows
  • bulbRounded storage organ

hood · visor · bracket · mounting · cabinet · wiring · reflector · lens · housing · cantilever

Opposites
traffic control method

traffic-lightsstop sign

Roadside traffic directive

yield sign · roundabout · four-way stop · give way sign · traffic circle

traffic flow philosophy

traffic-lightsopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

shared space · free flow · highway · freeway · continuous flow

Family

traffic, light, lights, trafficked, trafficking, trafficker, traffickers, lighter, lightest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G