traffic-light-man wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 06:01I'm not sure what you mean by 'optic traffic lights', but did they have sharp 90 degree corners and beveled white borders?
I believe it was beveled
That'll be a Polymer Solutions backing board and border, by the sounds of it. They don't make signal heads, but they make accessories like backing boards and pole (re-)covers.
OliverH wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 10:06
thanks for the information: "Those are MOTUS Ultras, rather than Siemens Helios."
No problems! It's worth noting that a few different companies had an Ultra, which was basically the same head but with different branding, they were USCO, Techmiracle and Monitron. The Ultra is now being produced and supplied by Colas ITS, but that's a very recent development.
The signals in the link you've posted there are Aldridge Zenith signal heads. They were originally developed and manufactured by Traffic Systems Co-operative, but became an Aldridge product line when TSC merged with MOTUS.
Been there, seen that - or a similar set a few blocks to the south, anyway. I think it's to do with the junction being with a tram (or do they still say streetcar?) route.
Indeed, it only seems to be on the junctions where the tram crosses.
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traffic-light-man wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 06:01I'm not sure what you mean by 'optic traffic lights', but did they have sharp 90 degree corners and beveled white borders?
I believe it was beveled
That'll be a Polymer Solutions backing board and border, by the sounds of it. They don't make signal heads, but they make accessories like backing boards and pole (re-)covers.
OliverH wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 10:06
thanks for the information: "Those are MOTUS Ultras, rather than Siemens Helios."
No problems! It's worth noting that a few different companies had an Ultra, which was basically the same head but with different branding, they were USCO, Techmiracle and Monitron. The Ultra is now being produced and supplied by Colas ITS, but that's a very recent development.
The signals in the link you've posted there are Aldridge Zenith signal heads. They were originally developed and manufactured by Traffic Systems Co-operative, but became an Aldridge product line when TSC merged with MOTUS.
Chris Bertram wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 18:29
Even more occasionally seen are true vertical versions with red top and bottom. This, however, seems to be standard on the Isle of Man.
Ah, like these, not far from me - note the lack of red-and-white border too.
Apologies that I cannot think for the life of me where I came across this a few years ago.. but I seem to remember it's a pedestrian crossing on a 70mph dual carriageway.. and I seem to remember there is a very small red flashing light (or something very similar) a few hundred yards before the traffic lights, that would alert you before it is going to start changing to red only before it actually starts changing, so you have time to slow down and stop. I seem to remember there was no sign to explain what the very small flashing light meant but it's meaning became apparent when the traffic lights came into view.
never seen a junction where there is a pelican push button underneath a puffin push button. Mabie, the junction was modified from a pelican to a puffin.
OliverH wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 21:11
never seen a junction where there is a pelican push button underneath a puffin push button. Mabie, the junction was modified from a pelican to a puffin.
Pelican crossings are stand-alone pedestrian crossings, so a crossing at a junction is never a pelican. A pelican push button legend will also have three signals shown in the instructions, red, green and flashing green, whereas these show just the two, which would be the standard for a junction.
Those nearside indicators look like halogen units, which makes them old enough to pre-date the reduced size compact push button unit commonly found with nearside indicators. The typical PBUs mounted with that type of nearside indicator was the type with no signal instructions like the one in my picture, so the ones in your link are unusual in using the standard legend and very possibly an upgrade from farsided signals at some point, yes.
I thought that would be extremely confusing, as you wouldn't know which lane to get in - until I looked back down the road and saw an even more unusual signal here. If you step back in time, you can see the other indication. Though go even further back, and it seems this is a replacement for a mechanical version.
There's a similar one on the other approach here - and again, step back and you'll see a mechanical version.
There's another oddity here - the wrong-side lanes have fixed "X" signals, which isn't unusual, but there are no arrows over the correct lanes.
I've posted this on here before. Its certainly unique and also hideous looking I've never seen anything like it before. I can't fathom why they've installed the pole that way. But then again as discussed on other threads TfL are in a word of their own when it comes to signals.
L.J.D wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 19:59
I've posted this on here before. Its certainly unique and also hideous looking I've never seen anything like it before. I can't fathom why they've installed the pole that way. But then again as discussed on other threads TfL are in a word of their own when it comes to signals.
Is that post upside down?
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L.J.D wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 19:59
I've posted this on here before. Its certainly unique and also hideous looking I've never seen anything like it before. I can't fathom why they've installed the pole that way. But then again as discussed on other threads TfL are in a word of their own when it comes to signals.
Is that post upside down?
It looks it. I'm assuming there's a reason for it though. My eyes nearly fell out when I first saw it
Sorry for a double post but I also spotted these rare cyclist mellors in Leeds a while ago also. I've never seen two big aspects together like that other than on pedestrian heads.
I thought that would be extremely confusing, as you wouldn't know which lane to get in - until I looked back down the road and saw an even more unusual signal here. If you step back in time, you can see the other indication. Though go even further back, and it seems this is a replacement for a mechanical version.
There's a similar one on the other approach here - and again, step back and you'll see a mechanical version.
There's another oddity here - the wrong-side lanes have fixed "X" signals, which isn't unusual, but there are no arrows over the correct lanes.
I drive along Canwick Road quite often and it isn't too confusing. It is well sign posted and since the bypass has opened (and to extension the start of the first lockdown) traffic has seemed to manage just alright.
Also when there is one-lane northbound and lots of traffic then people wanting to turn left have to wait in traffic as the left & ahead traffic are in the same lane, while the closed ahead lane is empty.
Personally since the bypass has opened I think Canwick Road should return to being an S2, and use the left over width used for cycle lanes or widened pavement. In addition the Pelham Bridge at the other end of Canwick Road is getting its joints replaced and completely resurfaced during June & July, however I think Lane 1 should be turned into a shared bus & cycle lane since it shouldn't need to be 2 lanes for all traffic now.
However the thing is they only rebuilt that junction about 5 years ago, so it seems like it would be wasting investment if they reduced the lanes now.