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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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5620 Black and White, Coloured 19 August 2006 One empty day, becomes a full promise Just as the light changes in colours of red to green That amber happening like lines of a Zebra This crossing of emotions and what can be reflected beyond The starlight, a summer’s day that new born animal of natures spring For there was heaven, and this land of hope a destination, a journey of separate past While she knew the truth that truth of words upon a stage Each one, of another, a house, two hands children of timid introduction, then the sky was the roof A traffic light, traffic signal, or stop light is a signalling device positioned at a road intersection, pedestrian crossing, or other location in order to indicate when it is safe to drive, ride, or walk using a universal colour code. Traffic lights, for vehicles or pedestrians, always have two main lights, a red light that means stop and a green light that means go. Usually, the red light contains some orange in its hue, and the green light contains some blue, to provide some support for people with red-green colour blindness. In most countries there is also a yellow (or amber) light, which when on by itself and not flashing means stop if able to do so safely. While the ruling of this amber light may very in legal terms and obligations depending on the laws of each country. A zebra crossing (referred to in the U.S.A as a “crosswalk”) is a type of pedestrian crossing used in many places around the world. The crossing is characterised by longitudinal stripes (hence the term, named after the zebra) on the road, parallel to the flow of the traffic, alternately a light colour (usually white) and a dark one (painted black, or left unpainted when the road surface itself is of a dark colour). © 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet) a poet who cares |
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