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New York City G.T.E. 8" traffic signal
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This is an 8" 1st generation G.T.E. vehicular head. It was manufactured for the city of New York in the early 2000s; however, it was not installed there for whatever reason. So, the traffic signal is still brand new as you could see.
Because G.T.E. manufactured the traffic signal for New York City, it originally met N.Y.C.D.O.T. specifications at the time of production in the early 2000s. Two CooperLED/AtLite Inc. inserts for the red and green sections and a glass lens and reflector for the amber section. Since then, the specifications have changed, and the incandescent amber section is a thing of the past.
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In any case, since then, the specifications have slightly changed, and, as of present day, a newly-installed head in New York City must use three L.E.D. inserts. Red, amber, and green.
In RIDOT's newest installations, they have been using the new flashing yellow protected left turn signals, which I've noticed have been confusing the heck out of people here, who are all used to the green-yellow bi-color arrow that "disappears" when the protected left turn is up rather than flash yellow. There has been no notification of the change either, not even on their website. I'm thinking of calling a local newstation and see if they can make a story about it to clear up some of the confusion. What to do at a "yellow trap" protected left turn arrow may seem like common sense to us enthusiasts, but those that do not know what to do might cause a crash.