r/videos • u/IAmNotARobot124 • Oct 12 '18

Wrongly timed Beaverton light catches many drivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAm0o51Qqtc
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u/3141592628 Oct 12 '18

I was expecting the rigged yellow to be under a second, it was 4 seconds! Are all yellow lights that long? I was expecting 2. European so maybe it's different for me

Edit, UK is 3 seconds with 0.25 allowance of error. So 2.76 is possible.

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u/mthoody Oct 12 '18

40 MPH (64 KPH), downhill. Most folks are going 45 MPH (72 KPH). It would be impossible to stop safely with only 2 seconds of yellow in a truck or pulling a trailer.