MP wants green for traffic lights pilot
Conservative MP John Baron believes an overnight amber lights system will help traffic flow
John Baron has relaunched his campaign to switch off traffic lights in the early hours and replace them with flashing amber lights.
He believes that would be sufficient to warn motorists to proceed with caution.
Surprisingly, it's not being suggested as an austerity measure but to improve journey times in the wee small hours for residents of the town (like me).
"Too often time is wasted at traffic lights," he said. "Replacing them with a slow flashing amber would not only reduce pollution but also speed journeys.
"Last year, the then Government refused to consider the idea, but not trusting motorists to safely embrace this idea is condescending. I am hoping the new coalition government will reconsider, and have suggested my constituency be used to pilot the idea."
As a resident of Billericay, the main problem appears to be the removal of traffic lights completely from the far end of the high street that has caused inexorable queues in three directions.
I will have to wait and see if I will be able to drive around in the middle of the night unimpeded by red lights in the future.
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Comment number 1.
At 1st Sep 2010, pensioner wrote:The use of slow flashing amber light is commonly used all over the continent along with the flashing right turn (in our case left turn). The comment made by the Governemt of confusing driver is very partronising. It's time the EU brought road regulation together so we all know what is what. For example, as an owner of property abroad (France) I wanted to buy a French registerd vehicle to use by myself and the family bring it to the UK during the winter for servicing etc, however as a registered Uk resident I am not allowed to drive foreign registered vehicle in the UK. It seems we are not on par with europe as this rule does not appear to be so within the continent.
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