Oz Life (VI): Traffic Lights (OJG)

I know it does not sound interesting, and you'd probably be right. However, I did want to write a tiny number on them.

Traffic lights in Australia last longer. Both in regards to the Amber light and the Green / Red lights. The Amber light length has to be about twice as long as the UK. I am not sure if this is to compensate for Road Trains or not, but it basically means it is impossible to jump a red light unless you really meant to do it.

The Green and therefore Red lights are also longer, which means that if you are at a red light you can relax for a minute. It also means less stopping and starting when there is a queue of traffic ahead of you.

Nearly every junction I have seen has a separate set of ahead, right, and left lights.

If there should be a junction and therefore a set of traffic lights on a highway, they have flashing warning lights 300m ahead to alert you if the traffic lights are about to go red.

All in all, these little things make travelling that much more hassle free. Now there's an idea!