{"id":28637,"date":"2022-01-05T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T10:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=28637"},"modified":"2022-01-05T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T10:02:01","slug":"flashing-traffic-lights-pose-added-risk-for-accidents-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/flashing-traffic-lights-pose-added-risk-for-accidents-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashing traffic lights pose added risk for accidents at night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After midnight, traffic lights in the capital city don\u2019t perform as they usually would as they start to pulsate or blink only when the light turns orange, in order to warn drivers to be more careful.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to law enforcement, when they\u2019re turned off, they become a great risk for accidents during the nighttime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we combine this with other issues like loss of focus, sleep deprivation as well as the use of alcohol, which could simultaneously be combined with non-adjustment of speeding and driving over the speeding limit in residential areas, these blinking traffic lights become a major reason for roadside accidents,\u201d \u2013 said the commander of Tirana\u2019s District Traffic Police, Arben Bakalli.<\/p>\n<p>Euronews Albania, accompanied by a highway patrol, conducted a brief inspection of the traffic in Tirana, during the early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy commissary, Arben Bakalli, introduced us to many issues that officers face on the road at night \u2013 one of them being, driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/17\/27619\/\">Gearheads can hit the road in personalized vanity plates by 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/29\/12-billion-all-allocated-to-roads-in-2022-state-budget\/\">\u20ac100 million euros allocated to roads in 2022 State Budget<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After midnight, traffic lights in the capital city don\u2019t perform as they usually would as they start to pulsate or blink only when the light turns orange, in order to warn drivers to be more careful. 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