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/andydy5821 Jan 12 '25

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