Drivers unaware of traffic light sequence
Wednesday 26 May 2010 Back to Blog
Van leasing drivers have been warned about the dangers of not knowing the correct colour change sequences of traffic lights.
A survey of 1,000 motorists by used car dealer Autoquake.com found that 52 per cent of UK drivers were unable to correctly predict that a traffic light would turn red when on amber.
Some 39 per cent expected a green light to follow, while seven per cent think that green and amber lights will appear simultaneously, despite the fact this combination never occurs.
There also appeared to be some significant regional variations within the results with those in the East Midlands (64 per cent) being the most likely to know the correct sequence.
At the other end of the scale, just 40 per cent of those in Wales knew that red follows amber.
Tony Armstrong, chief executive of road safety group Living Streets, told the Daily Telegraph: "We are concerned at the poor level of knowledge of drivers.
"Almost one in five pedestrians who are knocked down are using pedestrian crossings. We need urgent action to reduce this number."The first ever traffic lights were installed in Britain in 1868.