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Re:German traffic light stays red for 28 years (2015) by iopq on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @06:09AM (#13875047)
It should be obvious if the light doesn't have ANY yellow or green bulb that they shouldn't be changed.
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Re:German traffic light stays red for 28 years (2015) by germanier on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @06:24AM (#13875099)
Usually we teach people to not try to be clever when applying checklists. More often than not the "obvious" thing to do can have fatal consequences.
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Re:German traffic light stays red for 28 years (2015) by icebraining on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:34AM (#13875939)
Or maybe the last person forgot, or they were stolen, or whatever. You'd probably have to report that and waste the time of a bunch of people.
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Re:German traffic light stays red for 28 years (2015) by dwighttk on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:44AM (#13876008)
surely it is illegal to put up a traffic signal without working bulbs.
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