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OTM Book 12 "Standard/Highway" Signals
7/8:
--- Quote from: cbeach40 on September 02, 2016, 10:21:04 AM ---Look at Huron Church Road in Windsor... signals without back plates are not exactly a rarity.
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I guess your right. I haven't seen a single one in Waterloo Region*, but Ottawa had them all over the place (at first I was keeping track, but then it got to the point where I realized there's no point). One thing I found interesting is that the 20/20/20 no backplate signals in Ottawa were always on the left side of the intersection, with "regular" signals in the middle and/or right.
UPDATE Sept. 7th: I managed to find one today at King St and Fountain St in Cambridge (photo here).
--- Quote from: 7/8 on September 01, 2016, 11:23:44 PM ---To change the subject to something more interesting, I find it interesting how Ottawa uses straight green arrows when right turns are channelized. Just one of many examples is heading EB on McArthur St at Vanier Pkwy. But what I find particularly interesting is how the three signals heads are 30/20/30. The OTM Book 12 doesn't show this on the list of signals, but it seems very common place in Ottawa. Instead, the OTM shows Types 1, 2, and 3 with the yellow lights being 30 instead of 20cm.
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I ended up taking a photo of one of these signals:
I also want to make it clear that they're used in many situations, not just channelized right turns. In fact, I get the impression that Ottawa tries to use these signals as much as possible.
MisterSG1:
And if you want to see something interesting with backplates.....go look at the intersections in downtown Richmond Hill, it almost feels as if you are in SoCal......
7/8:
--- Quote from: MisterSG1 on September 04, 2016, 09:27:13 PM ---And if you want to see something interesting with backplates.....go look at the intersections in downtown Richmond Hill, it almost feels as if you are in SoCal......
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I almost want to go to downtown Richmond Hill just to see the black signals :)
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The signals at Macdonell St and Arthur St in Guelph, ON are interesting. The green light appears to be farther outward from the backplate than the yellow and red lights. From straight on, the green light almost looks off-centre (see posted GSV link)! Here are two photos taken from the side:
Does anyone have any ideas why this signal is like this?
cl94:
The green is likely a 3M PV converter. Although they never made 8" heads, they did sell 8" converters.
andrepoiy:
Somehow found this old thread and I would like to add some of my own 8/8/8 (or 20/20/20) signals I can remember:
Kingston, ON (no backplate, low hanging): https://goo.gl/maps/UM2SgywJbsNVdurQ6
Trenton, ON (backplate, high hanging): https://goo.gl/maps/wXHAq14mQV7jMC4LA
Trenton's got quite a few.
Cobourg, ON (no backplate, high but on post): https://goo.gl/maps/btqUuNiaKxfnmUy17
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