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Beneficial-Pickle787 t1_iy7yk7f wrote

Lol that’s the light rail train on Howard St. How long have you been in Baltimore?

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Trailmagic OP t1_iy7zsvd wrote

Fair amount of time but new to living in Baltimore proper so not much time driving across downtown like that. And you are correct it was the light rail.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iy8135k wrote

Never stop on the tracks. And they will just honk at you (but not crash into you) if you are. The lights are usually synced to let you get out of there if you do get caught.

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Trailmagic OP t1_iy83e79 wrote

I didn’t stop on the tracks. I don’t even cross traffic lights until I know I can fit because I hate being that dude stranded in the intersection.

I stopped before the yellow lights because I noticed the oncoming light rail, but not because of the yellow flashing lights. If they were red I would have stopped anyway had I not seen the light rail. Yellow just seems a poor choice for the warning lights.

If there is some other signal off on the side of the road I was supposed to notice, not everyone is aware of them and traffic to your right could block your view (if there is one over there).

I just think the the lights should have been red. I am not sure if this is who its set up, but if it is, it’s dumb and dangerous (with a very simple fix).

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explodingkneez t1_iy86wi3 wrote

The light rail follows the same traffic pattern as cars. They stop at red traffic lights and go on green. If a car is stopped on the tracks they lay on the horn.

You don’t have to “yield” or even really pay attention to the lightrail, just follow the traffic lights.

If the traffic light was flashing yellow it’s broken or something else wrong.

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