No 'countdown display' complimenting traffic lights in sg

bkolio SG

Many countries having it but not in sg., what are your thoughts?

air-bourne SG

Are you refering to the countdown timer for pedestrains?

We do have some of those at certain traffic junctions, usually the major ones.

Boijon SG

I think he refers to the countdown timer to signal when green light going to change to red for cars… even malaysia has them.

air-bourne SG

Ic.But the amber light is sufficient enough to warn motorists ahead of time.Besides,we are all expected to slow down whenever we approach the traffic lights.

The countdown timer is a gd idea but I don't think its necessary to implement.The current features are good enough.

Praetorian111 SG

We do have it pl in some places. An example will be at Bugis area. Wink From wat I know it is still in it's testing stage.
I personally find it more of a bane then a boon. Mhhhh can act as a countdown timer for driving cars..... for ah beng to drive to the other side at the very last seconds.... for the thrill.... Well well this are just some of the scenarios. Twisted Evil

Theatre Of Dreams SG

i think it’s a good thing lei… better in allowing us pace ourselves. no more abrupt last min braking to prevent beating red lights which may ironically create accidents. for those who see there’re still just 5 secs left then start to go full gas from 100m out, then i have nothing to say for such people la…

johncooper SG

now if this was implemented .. i think TP is not gonna earn much from the red light cameras Mr. Green

chunyong SG

but LTA can have excuse to increase something 'somewhere' or wat liao lah...nothing comes free

LH83 SG

I was at Bugis last week… The countdown timer on the traffic light is still there….

bkolio SG

First, I must apologise for not being ‘clear’ in my initial posting and thanks ‘boijon’, for being able to read my mind and replied as it should be. Well sometime ago in Batam, I was mentioning this countdown display to a taximan. He mentioned then that he used to see broken car lights on traffic junctions every week but not so lately, not in the last few mths he could remember. Seems that the installation of such display was up years ago. I was impressed and I thought to myself . . . why not in sg?

gasband SG

Frankly speaking, looking at how we singaporean drivers drive, I think got such timer… from far we see left 5 secs, we gonna REV and then SPEED And try to beat the light. Thats a fact and no one can deny our drivers are one of the most impatient and it seems that wait at one red light, they will die one. Having said that, I am one of them lah….so i think better not have such things lah haha

nick34 SG

Been in JB for quite a few times ... and what you commented on sg drivers is true ... but i would like to say that ... malaysian drivers does the same things as well ... Last few seconds before the lights change .. they will also rev their engines ...

Black sheeps are everywhere Wink

gasband SG

ya lah thats why we dun be like the malaysians lor, dun implement this lah... or else at cross junction, the one with green light see left 2 secs wanna chiong, then the other side with red light see left 2 secs also start to move abit....i think sure more accidents one

Subbx SG

Hmmmmz, why does no one mention about how drivers might compete moving off for the countdown to green light? Mr. Green

Va Va Vroom~ Twisted Evil

nick34 SG

prae mentioned liao ...

slacker001 SG

Then taxi drivers horning reflexes become even more skillded.

Subbx SG

Orh... I tot he meant chionging the last few seconds, beating the red light before it actually turns red Embarassed