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TRAFFIC
LIGHTS
“Turn
arrow” is synonymous to “traffic arrow” or just “arrow”, and “traffic control
arrow”.
“Full
light” is synonymous to “circular light” or just “circle”, “normal” and
“standard” light.
“Yellow”
is synonymous to “amber” light.
As
a car driver, you should differentiate:
3
kinds of ‘stop’ light – full red light, red turn arrow, and red diagonal
arrow;
4
kinds of ‘go’ light – full green light, green turn arrow, green diagonal
arrow, and white B for buses only or white T for trams only;
2
kinds of warning light - steady yellow, which always changes to red (“stop if
you can”), and flashing yellow, which changes to green (“stop if you cannot
go”).
Unlike
in many other countries, Australia does not have red and amber together
before green.
Full
lights apply to traffic both going straight and turning;
Turn
arrows apply only to traffic turning in that direction;
Diagonal
arrows, when a turn arrow is present, apply only to traffic going into this
diagonal road. Diagonal arrows, when there is no turn arrow, apply to traffic
both going into this diagonal road, and turning in that direction.
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