Okay, so Samoa is due to change the direction of its traffic tomorrow (we'll see how that goes), and we have the Parisian suburbs pointing one-way streets at each other, so this time we go to Japan, where we find a completely different attitude.
Police were investigating an accident in the Fukushima Prefecture where (not surprisingly) both drivers claimed to have a green light. It turns out that the drivers were both correct. The light was green in both directions for about 7 seconds at a time. This problem is due to a programming error that has been in place for 30 years. During that time there have been no other reported accidents, and no one has complained about the issue.
Sources:
Dialy Yomiuri (the link appears to be broken, but my Japanese is kind of weak) (via Seven Days)
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