stop-go sign

stop-go sign (plural stop-go signs)

1. A semaphore-like signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when to drive, ride or walk, similar in purpose to a traffic light, often run by a person rather than automatic.
   • 1923: The Appian Way of America

     Something practical in the way of uniformity, for instance, would be an auxiliary sign attached to the stop-go sign indicating how a turn should be made.

   • 1929, The Canadian Engineer:

     Often a caution signal is better than a stop-go sign

   • 1931, National Safety Council, Safety Education:

     ...the children listened intently while the officer explained what the STOP GO sign meant and how the traffic lights operated.

   • 1934, Lois Lenski, The Little Auto:

     The little Auto comes to a STOP-GO sign, and waits for the policeman to turn it.

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