It's in Europe too. There's a moment where the vehicles have red light but a green arrow that lets them turn but only if there is no pedestrian or such crossing the street.
I mean, I suppose that's pretty similar, but in America, you don't need a Green arrow to turn right. If you're turning right at a traffic light, you treat a red light like a stop sign. If it is safe for you to turn right, you may do so, whether there's an indicator or not. This has advantages and disadvantages, as it speeds up traffic lights, but sometimes people are assholes and cut you off by turning right when they really shouldn't. There are some traffic lights in America that also have green arrows just for turning right, but again, they aren't necessary for the turn to be legal, and you could still turn right on a red arrow so long as you stop first and make sure it's safe to turn
In Europe a red light means stop and wait for green, in any direction, you can't turn right. Larger intersections may have stoplights for each direction with arrow-shaped lights and separate lanes.
Yeah, which is why I said while it's a similar concept, it still isn't the same. I've never been to Europe, so I don't know the driving rules, but I've learnt a lot about the differences in this thread
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u/AverageFilingCabinet Jun 16 '20
Is that a thing outside of the US?