Red Lights?

Question

How come when you are waiting for a red light and it takes a couple of cycles to get through, the lights going the other way always seem to let more cars through than the your light?

Answer 1

I really wish i knew because that drives me CRAZY!!!!

Answer 2

Well for one thing, the DOT is always monitoring traffic patterns, and they actually set up the lights at a particular intersection to change on a timer. And that timer changes at different times of the day. i.e. 5 o' clock rush hour is going to be green longer on the main roads and red longer on the side roads. Then you have the sensors, they automatically change from green to red if so many seconds go by without being tripped. So if the other side is moving faster and all the cars are bunched up, you're gonna wait longer for your light to change. It still sucks when you've got to be somewhere!!!

Answer 3

it all depends on the road wheher that road is traveled by many or a few like where i live there is a street that is heavily travelled and the light takes forever but its because of how many people travel on that road and i also kno one light out by me that is only like a 10 second wiat one way and a 45 second wait the other

Answer 4

Patience... If you are waiting for the red light, you are probably just being cautious... and on the other side i guess they don't know what the yellow light stands for.

Answer 5

cause somehow you dont trip the sensor in the road that tells the light your waiting, or is broken. either way it sucks.

Answer 6

its just the way the street lights ae set up i guesss

Answer 7

a boiling kettle never boils - paint never dries when you watch it, impatience young jedi

Answer 8

it's your imagination playing tricks on you.