Comments on: Trying to Drive in Japan #2 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/ Nick Ramsay, blogging from Japan. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ジェイソン (Jason) http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 ジェイソン (Jason) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:32:22 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/#comment-2317 The lights do seem poorly timed in Japan, which is something I'll need to calmly accept while rushing to make the train to Nagoya everyday. I don't think it would be wise to scrap all lights, though, as many Japanese drivers have very poor understandings of 4-way stops and proper merge techniques. Instead, I'd like to see the Japanese make more use of traffic sensors (they're everywhere in Canada) to determine when to change the light. Red lights really only need to be used to control the speed of drivers (but not at *every* darned intersection) and to ensure a smooth flow of traffic at busy intersections. The lights do seem poorly timed in Japan, which is something I’ll need to calmly accept while rushing to make the train to Nagoya everyday. I don’t think it would be wise to scrap all lights, though, as many Japanese drivers have very poor understandings of 4-way stops and proper merge techniques. Instead, I’d like to see the Japanese make more use of traffic sensors (they’re everywhere in Canada) to determine when to change the light.

Red lights really only need to be used to control the speed of drivers (but not at *every* darned intersection) and to ensure a smooth flow of traffic at busy intersections.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2302 Nick Ramsay Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:01:54 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/#comment-2302 No, I don't know, and neither do they! Isn't it like calling a tomato a vegetable even though it's technically a fruit? Anyway, I think we can all agree that it means "Go!" regardless of the color. Heck, you can call it pink for all I care, as long as it's not red! ;) No, I don’t know, and neither do they! Isn’t it like calling a tomato a vegetable even though it’s technically a fruit? Anyway, I think we can all agree that it means “Go!” regardless of the color. Heck, you can call it pink for all I care, as long as it’s not red! ;)

]]> By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Mike Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:18:21 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/2007/10/09/trying-to-drive-in-japan-2/#comment-2282 Yeah I totally understand you here Nick! What I don't get is when Japanese people call the green light a blue light... It's green, not blue! But they call it blue.. why is this? Do you know? Yeah I totally understand you here Nick! What I don’t get is when Japanese people call the green light a blue light… It’s green, not blue! But they call it blue.. why is this? Do you know?

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