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This random 5th tier city shows stoplight timings on navigation apps. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Nice so you don't have to floor it to make a yellow or Kickstart your air-cooled motorcycle when a long red turns green.

The timing is off by 3 seconds to stop people from going just before it turns green. So people go 4 seconds early.

A map of a city shows an upcoming stoplight with 74 seconds left until green.
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[–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Just ordered a taxi in Beijing, a 1 tier city, and were 1st timer surprised to watch amap show my taxi wait for the countdown and then approaching me (they only wait for green at big crossings, btw). I also used amap to book the ride. Not really sure how useful it is for getting a ride, but pretty novel to watch.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    I use didi when I need to book a ride, but that's almost never given how ubiquitous and cheap meituan ebikes or scooters are, when subways, trains, and buses fail me.

    You pay like 2 dollars and then you can ride yellow escooters for 15 cents for 20 minutes for 10 days or bicycles literally free for a month. Only works for the city you buy it in btw.

    Some buses don't come up in amap btw, I have to ask around.

    Transnational trains don't show up in any app, you have to book them at the station they depart from, cash only.

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