Silly buggers with the traffic lights? Is it me or have you experienced the countdown timers suddenly going from seemingly plenty of time to finish crossing to practically nothing…?
I was crossing route 2 on the busy intersection when a bunch of us got nearly stranded in the middle of the road by a sudden shortening of the crossing time. 20 seconds went to a green light (for cars)… fortunately, drivers realized something was amiss and let us finish crossing the road!
Tonight cycling down Zhongcheng Road in Taipei… the traffic light countdown went from 90 seconds to 30 seconds in just a couple of glances. I was glad… TBH… because I didn’t want to breath in too much CO and exhaust fumes. But … this seems to be a more frequent problem…!