[IxDA Discuss] Amber and Yellow color perception

[Chris McLay]

On 04/02/2007, at 4:20 PM, Jeff Howard wrote:

> To pauric's point, the overall distinction between a blinking LED
> and one that's not blinking is greater, even if the color
> distinction is masked. Whether or how that difference carries meaning
> is another matter. The first time my younger brother encountered a
> blinking red traffic signal, he had no idea what it was telling him
> to do, but he recognized that it was different from a regular stop
> light.

What does a blinking red traffic light mean? We have blinking orange  
(amber) lights here which happen when there is a fault with the  
signals. Is blinking red the same thing?

Chris

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