# Do you know how traffic lights work...

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [September 14, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-know-how-traffic-lights-work/17475 "2006-09-14T12:52:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-you-know-how-traffic-lights-work/17475/39 "2006-09-15T04:26:09Z")

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they are to make the red light more visible such as after a hill in the road, or on a road that has a higher speed limit and hasnt had a light on it for a long distance.

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