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Pedestrian-Hybrid Beacons (PHB)
   This signal is known as a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB), and it is designed to help pedestrians safely cross busy streets. Pedestrians push

a button to activate the overhead beacon and stop road traffic. When WALK appears on the Pedestrian signal, pedestrians can cross the street.

Dark                                                 Solid Red                                         Flashing Red
The PHB remains DARK for traffic unless a pedes-     The solid yellow is followed by double SOLID RED  The double solid red signals are followed by al-
trian activates the push-button.                     signals, requiring drivers to stop.               ternating FLASHING RED signals. This requires
                                                                                                       drivers to come to a full STOP, and proceed when
                                                                                                       pedestrians have cleared the crosswalk. The
                                                                                                       signal will then go dark until activated again by
                                                                                                       a pedestrian.

Flashing                                             Showcase
When a pedestrian presses the button, the signal
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ING YELLOW signal for a few seconds.

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