It depends on many things whether the lights in Debrecen can be switched off at night
In addition to traffic safety and size, their operating time is also affected by public transport.
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Our reader, who often drives by car at night, asked our newspaper whether it was necessary to operate traffic lights at certain intersections in Debrecen at night. In his suggestion, he discussed whether it would not be possible to set them up in yellow and to provide the nodes with more attention-grabbing, illuminated signs. As an example, he highlighted the cross of St. Anne Street-Sumen Street, as he regularly experienced little traffic here in the late hours.
Complex system
It affects many Debrecen motorists in some way, so we inquired about the cornerstones of the application of the yellow flashing operating order at the Debrecen mayor’s office.
“In some of the nodes under management, they operate in yellow flashing mode in municipalities – from 14.00 on Saturday to 05.30 on Monday – and in the period between 22.00 and 05.00 at night,” began the answers to our questions on the subject. As written, the timing of the activation and deactivation of urban traffic lights is determined taking into account road safety considerations, traffic volume, the duration of public transport services and the operation of traffic lights on the connected public road network. “These dates also correspond to the operating time of light signaling devices operated on the state-managed road network,” he added.
The official response also specifically addressed the junctions where tram rails also run. It was written that the light signaling devices on tram 2 should operate in a manner specified by the National Transport Authority in order to ensure the safe operation of the tram, with the spectrum of the tram running. Accordingly, between 00.30 and 03.20 (outside the operating hours of the tram), the relevant indicator lights operate in yellow flashing mode, attention has been drawn.
“After reviewing the traffic regulations, it can be determined at which junctions the moderate car and pedestrian traffic at night and at the weekend causes the operation of the lights in yellow flashing mode without the risk of accidents,” the mayor’s office concludes.
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