What are these traffic lights for

burtons

Could someone tell me what these traffic lights are for as there is know other traffic lights at any of the other junctions.


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Herzlos

They just look like regular traffic lights but I can't read the sign under them. Part time lights maybe?

agrinnall

The sign says 'Part time signals' in English and then something in Welsh which I hope is a direct translation!

Haylescom

Look like ones that are used to regulate traffic when it becomes heavier. Probably gets to a point where if they don't stop traffic from this direction then everywhere else snarls up so they put the traffic lights on.

MikeWhite

Herzlos wrote: »

They just look like regular traffic lights but I can't read the sign under them. Part time lights maybe?

Yes, it does say "Part time signals". I guess at certain times there is a huge amount of traffic coming from the right and lights are the only hope for traffic coming from out p.o.v.'s direction to have any chance of getting onto the roundabout?

Nasqueron

Probably like part time lights onto motorways to ensure cars can join smoothly without causing tailbacks on the joining bit

burtons

Haylescom wrote: »

Look like ones that are used to regulate traffic when it becomes heavier. Probably gets to a point where if they don't stop traffic from this direction then everywhere else snarls up so they put the traffic lights on.

About 8.30am and 5pm that road does get blocked.

burtons

MikeWhite wrote: »

Yes, it does say "Part time signals". I guess at certain times there is a huge amount of traffic coming from the right and lights are the only hope for traffic coming from out p.o.v.'s direction to have any chance of getting onto the roundabout?

At 5pm there is a huge amount of traffic trying to turn right at the traffic lights so if you're coming from the opposite direction you don't have a chance to get out with the cars blocking the roundabout.

photome

burtons wrote: »

At 5pm there is a huge amount of traffic trying to turn right at the traffic lights so if you're coming from the opposite direction you don't have a chance to get out with the cars blocking the roundabout.

Have you answered your own question or do they not use the lights at these times

neilmcl

They installed a set of lights like this a few years back at the Wansford (A47) junction off the A1. They are only active during peak hours. It works much better than it used to.

stator

There's a similar traffic light near me, but with no explanation underneath, sometimes it's on, sometimes it's completely off.
During rush hour it comes on and just stops traffic from one direction entering the roundabout. This is just to give other traffic a chance to enter the roundabout as a lot of traffic follows the same route and unless something interrupts it no-one else get's a chance.