Toggle Traffic Lights
Overview
Use this tool to quickly toggle traffic lights at a junction.
Usage
This tool can be applied to:
Road junction nodes (may also work with transition nodes, but unreliable)
Train junction nodes
Notably, it can not be applied to:
Level crossings - traffic lights are mandatory
Timed traffic lights - they are protected to avoid accidental deletion
Activate
Choose Toggle Traffic Lights on the Toolbar:
You can set a keyboard shortcut to activate the tool in the Key Bindings in Settings.
Overlays
While the tool is active, suitable junctions will have icons depicting whether junctions have traffic lights:
(todo: image)
To see icons for more distant roads and tracks, scroll the camera towards them. Depending on camera position, you might need to zoom in a little. You can set the Overlay Transparency in General Settings in Settings.
When the tool is deactivated, overlays will be removed.
You can enable a persistent summary overlay for Timed Traffic Lights, which is visible whenever the Toolbar is visible, in Overlays in Settings.
Icons
Icon | Meaning |
---|---|
(todo) | No traffic light |
(todo) | Normal traffic light |
(todo) |
customize
While the tool is active, click on a traffic light to toggle it on/off.
Shortcuts
Camera / Overlays:
Mouse wheel - zoom in or out
If you zoom out too far, icons may disappear
PageDown - underground view
This also activates a simplified version of the Traffic Info View!
PageUp - overground view
Selection:
Esc - exit Toggle Traffic Lights tool
Basic applicators:
Click an icon - toggle the traffic light on/off
Bulk applicators:
Remove all existing traffic lights in Maintenance Settings in Settings - remove all normal traffic lights
Does not remove Timed Traffic Lights
Deactivate
Press Esc or switch to any other tool when you're finished.
Notes
The tool is very similar to * Info Views > Traffic Routes > Junctions* but with the advantage of not being able to accidentally delete Timed Traffic Lights which can be time-consuming to program.
FAQ
Does it affect frame rate or cause lag?
Traffic lights aren't appearing at the junction
There's different styles of traffic lights at my junction!
See Also
Policies Settings - toggle automatic traffic lights where applicable
Maintenance Settings - bulk delete all normal traffic lights on the map