Traffic Light Colors: Why Are Traffic Lights Red, Yellow and Green?

This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow and Green

three Traffic Lights showing each of Red, Yellow, and Green colored lights Against Sky background

There’s a perfectly good explanation for those familiar traffic light colors

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