dummy light
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dummy light (plural dummy lights)
- (slang) Synonym of idiot light (“warning light”)
- (slang) A type of stop light (traffic light) set in the middle of the intersection, and not at the sides, corners or above (thus forming a crash hazard). These lights are placed similarly to how traffic police platforms are set dead center of intersections.
Further reading edit
(stop light):
- dummy light on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:dummy lights on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons