A set of
colored signal lights that are used to
control the
flow of traffic, both
vehicular and
traffic. Despite suggestions by
usability experts,
color is the
primary indicator. If you are
colorblind, you may be
screwed. To help this, stoplights are
usually in the same order. In
America, the
red light is usually on top and
larger. In
Japan, the red light is on the
left. Also, I understand in
Britan, the
yellow light turns on between the red and yellow cycle. In America, lights go straight to green from red.
The meaning, to [reference[ John Carpenter's Starman is this:
Red: Stop
Green: Go
Yellow: Go Really, Really Fast.
The number of stoplights in a town is indicative of its size. I used to live in a two stoplight town until they took the other one out. Now, I live in a one stoplight town.
Update: They put a new stoplight in! I'm back to a two stoplight town! Woo hoo!