Why do all the traffic lights turn green as you approach them?

[Nightweaver20xx]

I don't have many complaints about the game, but this is a small one. As much as they tried to improve the traffic system, lights still inexplicably turn green as you zip down the street, without fail. Pretty sure traffic doesn't work like that. Explanations?

[Bjørn]

I wish it worked like that in Euro / American Truck simulator!

I don't know why they did it like this, but there would probably be many more complaints if they were red.

[Nar!]

They had to do that to help prevent a traffic pile up and frustration when the player was trying to make it to point B in a hurry (like the timed car heists).

Imagine being stuck in traffic waiting for the light to turn green and you only have 1 minute left to deliver the car. It keep things moving and this is most apparent when playing with high crowd density where's there's a bunch of cars on the road.

However, I also want to point out that there are actually a few random locations were the light won't turn green on you. It sometimes seems to depends on how fast you're moving and whether or not you're behind other cars or right in front of the line.

[Nightweaver20xx]

I see! Thank you for actually explaining it for me!