Gallery of Lights
Lanterns/Fixtures => Traffic Lights => Topic started by: joe_347V on March 22, 2018, 10:11:44 PM
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I was browsing old archival photos of Toronto and found something interesting. In 1987 there was a pilot done by Metro to replace the then very common CGE signals (a few are still left) with a new European style signal.
Metro's old-style traffic lights (above) may give way to more modern ones (below) depending on the results of a test by roads officials. The new style of traffic light; being tested on Bay St. opposite Toronto City Hall; has a square outline; is compact and more modern.
Picture of pilot signal (https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0018334F&R=DC-TSPA_0018334F&searchPageType=vrl)
Picture of CGE signal (https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0018338F&R=DC-TSPA_0018338F&searchPageType=vrl)
Needless to say the pilot failed as Toronto kept the CGEs and later switched to the conventional looking Fortrans and LFEs in the 2000s instead. I wonder what brand was the pilot signal though, it seems to have come in at least a 12-12-12 and 8-8-8 variant although strangely there were no visors or backboards. Anyway the pole pictured is at Bay and Albert (https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6530268,-79.3827026,3a,15y,173.79h,99.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sErmYbYr9FENbkPtVRbagyQ!2e0!5s20170801T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en) which currently has a 12-12-12 Fortran.
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I wondered if this was even MTO certified :P
Also the 12-12-12 in the streetview link has been replaced by a plumbizer 12-12-12 with a reflective backboard