"Richard J." kirjoitti
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>> ... nothing whatsoever to do with the design of the
>> gear boxes. Such an idea is absurd.
>
> On the contrary, it seems to be a plausible reason to me. What I would
> regard as absurd would be if you had authoritative knowledge that this
> wasn't the reason for the red-and-amber phase, but had no knowledge of
> the real reason for that phase. So I ask again and for the last time,
> what is the real reason for inserting this phase?
>
I am certain few people mind what you find plausible. However, the design of
the traffic lights have nothing to do with the design of the gear boxes. The
real reason is to indicate that lights are about to turn to green. This is
something almost everyone knows.
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