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U-Turn Signal
There's a few of these U-turn signals in Toronto, they're usually used if there's a separated streetcar right of way running down the median, note the 8-8-8 signals for the streetcars (one of which you can see stopped on the other side)...some of them have 8 inch green arrows. Unlike the ones in [url=http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-752]Jace's area[/url] the ones here use standard protected left turn signal heads (red and amber ball, green left arrow) instead of special U-turn arrows. Note the incandescent ambers too, a lot of signals in Toronto are like that except the 8-8-8s which are still completely incandescent. 

Close up on the U-Turn signal:
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The U-Turn signal activated:
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U-Turn Signal

There's a few of these U-turn signals in Toronto, they're usually used if there's a separated streetcar right of way running down the median, note the 8-8-8 signals for the streetcars (one of which you can see stopped on the other side)...some of them have 8 inch green arrows. Unlike the ones in Jace's area the ones here use standard protected left turn signal heads (red and amber ball, green left arrow) instead of special U-turn arrows. Note the incandescent ambers too, a lot of signals in Toronto are like that except the 8-8-8s which are still completely incandescent.

Close up on the U-Turn signal:


The U-Turn signal activated:

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Album name:joe_347V / Signal Lights
Keywords:Traffic_Lights
Company and Date Manufactured:Fortran Traffic
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Date added:Sep 24, 2011
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streetlight98   [Sep 25, 2011 at 09:59 PM]
Nice. Arrow lights here have all three sections arrows. We only use one arrow signal (exceptions apply) for regular intersections. If there's two turn lanes, we use two signals. The Bi-color signals are extremely common here. The three section arrow lights are only used at major intersections.
joe_347V   [Sep 25, 2011 at 10:47 PM]
All our fully protected lefts use at least two arrow signals which I believe is a MTO requirement, one head is on the far left and the other on the median.

Most protected/permissive lefts use bi-colour arrows, the arrows are in the bottom 4th section of the head. There's still some green arrow only and flashing green ball left turn signals left too.
streetlight98   [Sep 25, 2011 at 10:58 PM]
The bi-colors here are in the bottom section too. Rhode island has never used a five section or a doghouse style signal. It's always either a 4-section bi-color or a separete arrow signal. Here only one per lane is required for arrows.... At least two full circle signals are required reguardless of lane number.

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