When you are used to what a standard traffic light looks like and how they operate, you might be confused by new lights that act like nothing we’ve ever seen in the State of Maine.
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
This looks weird, right? Three lights with the top two red and the bottom yellow. These are traffic lights for vehicle traffic, but their main purpose is to stop traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the road when they get the walk signal.
Recently, drivers in Massachusetts have been confused about these new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, which have also recently begun popping up here in Maine. No one seems to know what to do when they see two pairs of red lights over a pair of yellow lights.
This YouTube video explains how Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons work…