Comments on: The Solar Traffic Light http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-solar-traffic-light-21-10-2009/ Gadgets, Geek Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Technology News, Gadget Geeks Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: D Charleshttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-solar-traffic-light-21-10-2009/#comment-32945 D Charles Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:49:22 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=26626#comment-32945 Color blindness is a very valid issue, some towns have their lights laying horizontal which is confusing for the color blind when they first encounter them.The shapes are a good idea but why not stick with the norm and use arrows indicating which direction(s) you can go from the lane that you are in? And with this new technology why not also implement animation... use a blink cycle on the stale green light like the 'walk/don't walk' signs have and eliminate the yellow light all together? Color blindness is a very valid issue, some towns have their lights laying horizontal which is confusing for the color blind when they first encounter them.

The shapes are a good idea but why not stick with the norm and use arrows indicating which direction(s) you can go from the lane that you are in? And with this new technology why not also implement animation… use a blink cycle on the stale green light like the ‘walk/don’t walk’ signs have and eliminate the yellow light all together?

]]> By: SolarGizmohttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-solar-traffic-light-21-10-2009/#comment-32829 SolarGizmo Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:56:23 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=26626#comment-32829 The designers get around the colour blindness aspect by using shapes _and_ colours.Green = Rounded circle (O) Yellow = Triangle (A) Red = Cross (X)The unit will have to be pretty big though for anyone, colour blind or not, to distinguish the shape from a distance great enough to stop in time (if required). The designers get around the colour blindness aspect by using shapes _and_ colours.

Green = Rounded circle (O)
Yellow = Triangle (A)
Red = Cross (X)

The unit will have to be pretty big though for anyone, colour blind or not, to distinguish the shape from a distance great enough to stop in time (if required).

]]> By: Melhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-solar-traffic-light-21-10-2009/#comment-32564 Mel Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=26626#comment-32564 Bad idea. The lights are separate so people with color blindness can distinguish them. Bad idea. The lights are separate so people with color blindness can distinguish them.

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