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HAWK Thread
MCRoads:
OK, so i think the HAWK signal being off all the time unless the button is pushed is odd for a signal, and confusing to drivers who haven't seen it before. they use a similar system to the HAWK on Tinker AFB as a security barrier warning light, only it isn't off at all, it has a flashing light. so, I've taken inspiration and made what i think is a good change. i will compare the barrier signal to both the original HAWK, and the modified HAWK signal cycles.
barrier signal:
Flash yellow (2 sec on, 2 sec off): barrier inactive, no stopping
Flash yellow (1 sec on, 1 sec off): barrier activating, use caution
Solid yellow: barrier activating, slow and stop
Solid red:barrier up, do not proceed
modified HAWK:
Flash yellow: (2 sec on, 2 sec off) crosswalk clear, no stopping
Flash yellow: (1 sec on, 1 sec off) pedestrians will cross, caution
Solid yellow: pedestrians will cross, slow and stop
Solid red: pedestrians crossing, do not proceed
Flash red: pedestrians may be crossing, stop, then if clear, proceed
original HAWK:
no signal: crosswalk clear, no stopping
flashing yellow: pedestrians will cross, caution
solid yellow: pedestrians will cross, slow and stop
solid red: pedestrians crossing, do not proceed
flashing red: pedestrians may be crossing, stop, then if clear, proceed
Here is a GIF of what a modified HAWK would look like:
kphoger:
Original.
A flashing yellow light is a flashing yellow light, no matter the blink rate. I actually prefer HAWK to standard signals, because people grow accustomed to ignore lights that are always green, so they sometimes don't notice them when they actually turn yellow/red. I've seen this happen near my house.
Jet380:
They could have kept it simple and gone for a modified version of the pelican crossing from Commonwealth countries. Just replace the flashing yellow 'yield' phase with a flashing red 'stop and yield' phase.
This would avoid contradicting two rules that normally apply to signals, 1) that you should treat a dark signal as a stop sign, and 2) that alternating red signals mean stop and stay stopped.
Your concept avoids one of these contradictions, but not the other.
jeffandnicole:
--- Quote from: MCRoads on December 11, 2017, 10:17:20 AM ---...and confusing to drivers who haven't seen it before.
modified HAWK:
Flash yellow: (2 sec on, 2 sec off) crosswalk clear, no stopping
Flash yellow: (1 sec on, 1 sec off) pedestrians will cross, caution
Solid yellow: pedestrians will cross, slow and stop
Solid red: pedestrians crossing, do not proceed
Flash red: pedestrians may be crossing, stop, then if clear, proceed
--- End quote ---
And this isn't confusing?
You have 4 different light phases when pedestrians could be crossing.
freebrickproductions:
--- Quote from: Jet380 on December 12, 2017, 06:30:16 AM ---2) that alternating red signals mean stop and stay stopped.
--- End quote ---
Alternating red means stop and proceed when clear in any instance, IIRC, including railroad crossings.
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