Comments on: Colorblind at the Traffic Light http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/ Color Blindness viewed through Colorblind Eyes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:29:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ana Mouse http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/comment-page-1/#comment-68777 Ana Mouse Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:29:49 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/#comment-68777 I'm colorblind and always look for the position of the lit light relatave to the pole, because that's something I can see well even at night; but recently they've started changing that position. Traditionally the red light was above the support pole, and the yellow and then green below it. These days many new standards where I live aren't being built that way anymore. This change is dangerous especially at night when the only light a color blind person might see is the one that's lit. You can't tell if it's at the top or bottom if you can't see the other lights. You're headlights almost always light up the pole a little so you can usually see it much more easily from a distance, than you can see the other lights. I’m colorblind and always look for the position of the lit light relatave to the pole, because that’s something I can see well even at night; but recently they’ve started changing that position.

Traditionally the red light was above the support pole, and the yellow and then green below it. These days many new standards where I live aren’t being built that way anymore.

This change is dangerous especially at night when the only light a color blind person might see is the one that’s lit. You can’t tell if it’s at the top or bottom if you can’t see the other lights.

You’re headlights almost always light up the pole a little so you can usually see it much more easily from a distance, than you can see the other lights.

]]> By: My True Colours | David Wen http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/comment-page-1/#comment-64283 My True Colours | David Wen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:26:55 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/#comment-64283 [...] driving – it hardly affects my life, including my ability to tell traffic lights apart (explanation).  It’s not that [...] [...] driving – it hardly affects my life, including my ability to tell traffic lights apart (explanation).  It’s not that [...]

]]> By: Jorge Gomez http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/comment-page-1/#comment-52055 Jorge Gomez Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:35:49 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/#comment-52055 Paraguayan trafficligth colorblind, a good invention http://daltonicosnoanonimos.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:semaforo-daltonicos&catid=40:daltonoticias&Itemid=63 Paraguayan trafficligth colorblind, a good invention
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]]> By: Jak http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/comment-page-1/#comment-45169 Jak Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:54:43 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/#comment-45169 I am color blind and didn't know it. I am color blind and didn’t know it.

]]> By: Timothy http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/comment-page-1/#comment-34283 Timothy Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:23:40 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/02/06/colorblind-at-the-traffic-light/#comment-34283 I completely agree with the Red and Yellow. I have been pulled over before for running a flashing red light. I thought it was yellow. I had no idea that I had even done anything wrong. I have to be sure that I have someone in the car with me when it's late and I know that I will be in an area of town that has the lights flashing after-hours. I just don't want to go to driving school again because I know if I was by myself then there is a high possible that it can happen again. I completely agree with the Red and Yellow. I have been pulled over before for running a flashing red light. I thought it was yellow. I had no idea that I had even done anything wrong. I have to be sure that I have someone in the car with me when it’s late and I know that I will be in an area of town that has the lights flashing after-hours. I just don’t want to go to driving school again because I know if I was by myself then there is a high possible that it can happen again.

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