The traffic police of the Belarusian city considered that timers could provoke dangerous behavior by road users, increasing the risk of road accidents. Inspectors believe that such traffic lights provoke a “last second effect.”
Drivers often speed up to get through an intersection when there is one second left before the signal changes. At the same time, pedestrians can run out onto the roadway when there are two or three seconds left.
Traffic lights equipped with countdown timers have become a familiar part of Russian and Belarusian roads, helping drivers and pedestrians navigate when the signals change.
However, some cities are abandoning countdown systems. Among them is St. Petersburg, where timers were partially replaced by letter abbreviations.
Thus, the abbreviation “AU” means “adaptive control”, “RU” – “manual control”, “OU” – “operator control”.
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