M-1 rail discussion

[Bobl]

It's a signal for the streetcar, lights like it are commonly used in streetcar/tram systems.

Kind Professor, how will these lights be used?

[professorscott]

Kind Professor, how will these lights be used?

They are traffic signals, just like the ones you're used to - the red, yellow and green lights - only they are meant to control the movement of the streetcar [[and nothing else) so they are designed not to look anything like the lights you stop at.

It's been a while, but if I remember correctly, all the lights are white. The vertical stripe is akin to a green light, telling the streetcar to proceed. Horizontal stripe means stop, like a red light, and the stripe at a 45 degree angle [[like /) is transitional, like a yellow light.

So as motorists, you just ignore them.

[emu steve]

If one looks at the video between say 15 - 20 seconds, one will see the vertical white light.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.9695ebb4799c

[carlscomputers]

Went down to Burton at the Main Library Tuesday & saw it!

[emu steve]

Went down to Burton at the Main Library Tuesday & saw it!

Where are all the cars? Lol. Motor City?

[canuck]

They are traffic signals, just like the ones you're used to - the red, yellow and green lights - only they are meant to control the movement of the streetcar [[and nothing else) so they are designed not to look anything like the lights you stop at.

It's been a while, but if I remember correctly, all the lights are white. The vertical stripe is akin to a green light, telling the streetcar to proceed. Horizontal stripe means stop, like a red light, and the stripe at a 45 degree angle [[like /) is transitional, like a yellow light.

So as motorists, you just ignore them.

They use them in bus and taxi lanes on certain streets here. Sometimes these dedicated lanes are set aside for rush hour traffic. Only taxis, busses, Uber are allowed in these lanes. They usually light up before the green traffic light for improved transit access.

There are also alternating direction center lanes like the one on Park Avenue in Montreal where the white light indicates authorized direction as opposed to a red light. They are meant for non transit vehicles, and are white arrows as opposed to white bars. There is a contnuous flow of them above the middle of street. It can be confusing to a tourist. It has to be white because when the traffic lights at intersection turns red, you wouldn't want the signal across the street to indicate green in the center lane only.

[clubboss]

While on the Q-Line riders will hear the soothing voice of Carmen Harlan over the announcement system.
Paula just did a piece on the news

And...
For the trolley challenged...a trolley for dummies video

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/m...tion-of-launch