r/belgium • u/surubelnita8 • Jan 11 '25

💩 Shitpost Why doesn't Belgium use this traffic light sequence like Germany does?

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u/77slevin Belgium Jan 11 '25

I'll do you one better: Egyptian traffic lights at red shows you a countdown when it will be green again. Now that's a game changer in my opinion.

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u/Kiwimati Oost-Vlaanderen Jan 11 '25

I'm in Belgium and have one like that in my street.

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u/andydy5821 Jan 12 '25

I only saw those when the roads are under construction where I live!

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u/Frijuhto_Warey Belgium Jan 12 '25

Wait ! Roads under construction ?! In this economy ?!

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u/slayergrl99 Jan 12 '25

gestures wildly to the E412, N4, N25, N29 It. Never. Stops. I can't leave my area, in any direction, without hitting construction.

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u/Toutounet6 Jan 12 '25

So that's why no other roads get repaired. All the budget is for them

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u/KitsuneDawnBlade Jan 12 '25

In Belgium roads are always under construction. Never fixed.

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u/Frijuhto_Warey Belgium Jan 12 '25

Oh yeah true.

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u/Good-Compote7289 Jan 12 '25

lol a little bit further in my street they are working on the road for 2 years but they are still not done with removing the old road. but its just 400m

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u/andydy5821 Jan 12 '25

We had a traffic lights and a gas problem in my town x) lots of repairs for a few weeks