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From: SofPasuk@imagen.UUCP (Munach Rvi'i)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Flashing Green Light
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 11:57:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 11:57:31 1986
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> > > > . . . > > >  . . . people who should be shot . . .
> > >
> > >  How about the jerk in front of you who insists that he cannot go through
> > >a flashing green light because he is NOT making a left hand turn, so he just
> > >sits there blocking traffic.
> > 
> > What the hell is a flashing green light?
> 
> Same question, more politely worded (and more specific):  What is a
> flashing green light (and where)?  I don't believe I've ever seen one
> in California or Hawaii.
>                                         -- J.J.
>                                         ...{ucbvax,decwrl}!imagen!jay
> 

This is a jokes subject?  Well, being that flashing green traffic signals
are an attribute of Massachusetts, I guess it qualifies!!!  (Note that at least
until 1983, Massachussets did not subscribe to the Uniform Vehicle Code!)

Flashing green signals occur in Massachusetts, usually meaning that the signal
is a pedestrian signal, triggered only by pedestrian request, i.e. subject to
change from green to either yellow and then red (w/ walk light for pedestrian)
OR (another MassHole peculiarity) yellow and red combined (MassHole OK for
pedestrian to walk).

Flashing green generally means "keep'on truckin" -- open season on jaywalkers
(sorry about that J.J.).