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YouTube · by **signal-in-the-box** on Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:45 pm

While searching for something else, I found a website full of signal ideas, essentially changes/additions to the MUTCD and ways that signals are used.
There is so much in it, I just skimmed through all the pages. There is some neat stuff in there. Mostly weirdness... I love seeing these ~~strange~~ slightly different new ideas (its not like they are ever going to happen).
Note that this "home" page is an overview on proposed meanings of signal indications. It expands much more in "A Few Particulars" (section 3 on this page).
http://home.comcast.net/~tamivox/dave/t ... index.html

EDIT (unrelated):

Spoiler:

by **3Mfanatic** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:38 am

I've got a headache. :Phil:

We can barely get people to follow the signals at they are so in my opinion, changing everything to incorporate a dozen possible meanings is just inviting chaos. Besides, if self-driving cars become a reality in the next few decades, traffic signals themselves may be relegated to the history books entirely.

by **Crunge98** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:43 am

That is a hot mess :rob:

by **coyttl** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:56 am

Never once in that page is 'TFGAP' defined.

Jeesus.

by **RYGDWW** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:20 pm

Think it's something like "the Flashing Green Arrow Proposal". Not being investigated at all by traffic engineers. One person's idea only.

The automated vehicle issue was addressed at length at ITE...interesting to see how this issue progresses...

by **2070** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:55 pm

People can not drive now......

Someone wants to add more 5h1t to the mix..... :dizzy:

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:39 pm

.......

Troubleshooter..... :scratch:

by **BigTbird1974** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:58 pm

coyttl wrote:Never once in that page is 'TFGAP' defined.

Jeesus.

Totally
F***ed ouled-up
Goofy
Ass
Plan

:scratch:

by **3liteguy** on Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:42 pm

Gee we're only a few years away from being futurama;

by **traffictechgreg** on Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:59 am

3Mfanatic wrote:I've got a headache.

We can barely get people to follow the signals at they are so in my opinion, changing everything to incorporate a dozen possible meanings is just inviting chaos. Besides, if self-driving cars become a reality in the next few decades, traffic signals themselves may be relegated to the history books entirely.

Changes to the MUTCD have historically been very difficult, although who knows how the HAWK got in there.

Before you relegate anything to the history books, some independant device will still have to tell which "self-driving" car to stop and go even if virtual in nature? And besides won't the needs of motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists have to be accomodated?

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