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At. You are not on top of it, hanging like a monkey, neither inside of it. You are near/by it. It means that if you were literally on top of it, you could use on, and if it was big enough to fit inside, you could technically be in, crawling inside the tubes.


At. If you were 'on' the traffic lights, police will probably show up and arrest you for Drunk and Disorderly Conduct, after they managed to get you down If you were 'in' the traffic lights, you'd have a decent chance of getting electrocuted if you get bumped

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If you climbed on top of the traffic light pole, you would be **on** the traffic lights. If you had a Star Trek transporter accident and were fused into the traffic light pole, you would be **in** the traffic lights. If you're close to the lights, you are **at** the lights.

At, but people usually don't say lights just light...I'm at the traffic light.

Obviously “at” as everyone has said, but also this would be “at the traffic light”, not “lights”. At least as a speaker from the US. Yeah, technically you’d think it would be plural because there are multiple, but no one would say it that way.

It would be “at” since the ur is around it. “In” sounds like you are stuck inside of it, and “on” sounds like your on top of it.

This isn’t a debate: use “at” anything else is concerning…

I hope you're not in!

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The sentence in itself is pretty strange

"At." Among the choices, it is the only preposition which accurately indicates your location.

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Does this help? [https://imgur.com/4fPlOwL](https://imgur.com/4fPlOwL)

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‘At’ clearly, especially when following directions. “Okay, I’m at the traffic lights, which way now?” But I would say “by the traffic lights” or “between the traffic lights” more often in real life. “I’m by the traffic lights, wearing a camo jacket.” “I saw him a minute ago by the traffic lights.” “Come pick me up, I’ll be standing right between the traffic lights.”

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Apologies for the terrible photoshopping skills, but: https://imgur.com/1jNYi0b

Traffic LIGHT. I know there’s more than one, but “traffic lights” usually means several in sequence when you’re driving.

I'm absolutely sure it's not "at" and "in".

I'll just cross out the line. What'd the name of that line again

At. Not on unless you stand on it. And not in unless you travel to it through the 4th dimension or something sick (Sick in a good way)

The car is at the light. The person is at the crosswalk. If they were already crossing they'd be in the crosswalk.

* On the traffic lights = you are on top of the traffic lights (climbed up or hanging from) or your picture is on the illuminated part of the light itself * In the traffic lights = you're inside the pole of one of the traffic lights (very uncomfortable) or your picture is on the illuminated part of the light as well * At the traffic lights = you're at the location of the traffic lights Generally "at" goes with a point location or a named building or facility. "In" is for places that have an area (are 2D), like a city, region, state, country, etc or places that surround you like a building or a park or a garden or a forest. "At" goes with "places you arrive to" like "the train station", "the airport", "the school", "the restaurant", or "the stop sign" or "the traffic light".

Its at, but were it an option I would say "by" is better. "At" is based more on a location, not an object. I'm at the park. I'm at the school. I'm at the restaurant. "By" means you're near, but not actually within the thing in question. You're by the traffic lights.

At because if you’re on the traffic light you’re probably on top of it and if you’re in the traffic you’re inside of it.

Easy way to remember is On top of _ Inside of _ At the location of _ If you physically are not inside it or on top of it, then you are at it.

There are people saying near or by is more accurate and they are technically correct if you are focusing on distance but when we are talking about location we use at, like pick me up at the library. When you get to the library to pick the person up, you might say I'm near the stairs or in the library now. It's all correct but depends on how specific you are being and if you are referring to distance or location. It's flexible.

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At!  (But I think you could also say "I'm in between the traffic lights" because you have some on either side)

At. Just a quick question, Why is it in the tree but not on the tree?

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At But also “traffic lights” should be singular, “traffic light”. The three colored lamps constitute one light, and you can’t be “at” more than one traffic light at a time. Being “at” a traffic light implies that you are part of the traffic being governed by said light, and you can’t obey two different lights at once. For this situation, if you wanted to be inclusive of both traffic lights in the immediate vicinity, you would say that you are “by the traffic lights”. You are near a group of them, but they are not facilitating your transit.

At is the best, though I'd say "by"

Instead of any of these three options, I would say "by" or "near" or "next to."

**at**, since the speaker is next to the traffic lights. **on** would imply the speaker is mounting or hanging on the traffic lights, and **in** would imply the speaker is inside of the traffic lights.

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Can we please not have another round of these posts? This is a place for learners to ask questions and discuss, not a cheap ESL blog.

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Why is everyone saying At? It’s BY the traffic lights. But yes, at is the best of the available options

For the guy in the yellow hat, at; if you climbed on top of it, on; if you hacked the traffic lights, in

could be either or

If yoy said you're "at the lights" I would assume you'd be in a vehicle. You're "at the crossing".

Am I **am** the traffic light.

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Depends on where you are. If you are standing next to the traffic lights, like the guy in the picture, you are *at* the traffic lights. If you have climbed up the traffic lights, and are currently standing on top of them, you are *on* the traffic light(s). If you have cut a hole in the pole or the light box itself, and somehow managed to squeeze yourself into that hole, you are *in* the traffic light(s)

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Personally, I'd say near.

also in american english at least we would probably say traffic light instead of lights to describe the area instead of the individual lights

also, despite there being multiple lights, you are at the traffic light (singular). also, as others have noted, the cars are at the light, not the people on the curb. the people on the curb are on the curb, not at the light.

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Definately not "in"

“At” would be the correct choice. In America, or at least my small slice on the east coast, we don’t refer to “the traffic lights” as a place. Usually we talk about “the crosswalk.” Usually traffic lights are much higher up and hang on a line, so the traffic lights are above the road and not really a part of the road as I see it.

Well you're not standing ON top of it, and your mangled corpse isn't INside of it, so you are AT the traffic light.

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In American English I would say I am AT the light. We do not refer to all the lights. We consider the whole intersection "the light." We would say, "Turn left at the light." "The light" really refers to the whole intersection where the lights are. I never thought about how we only refer to one "light" while there are in fact many lights.

At is used for near

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at, I just learnt it from Allison English Diploma Courses

At. Maybe "in" if you're halfway in the road but that would be a weird sentence in a weird situation. "On" if you've had a few pints.

out of these, at, but "by" would also be acceptable.

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I'm at the traffic lights. But tbh I would rather say "I'm by the traffic lights"

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You are *at* the traffic light *on* the median *in* the middle of the road.

“At,” but “lights” shouldn’t be plural

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About to be hit by a car

The answer is at. I’d also use beside for accuracy.

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As an American id either say "I'm at the crosswalk" or "I'm at the light"

At. AT will typically refer to you being right next to something. “I’m AT the traffic lights.” however it can also be used to reveal your location. “I’m AT the mall” (IN is also an acceptable replacement) IN will typically refer to when you are inside of something. “I’m IN the bathroom” ON will typically refer to when you are standing above something. “I’m standing ON the hill.” “I’m riding ON my skateboard.” Of course there are dumb exceptions to all of these. “I’m IN the back yard.” even though the back yard is outside with nothing to be “in.” is a good example.

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At, by, near, between. *Not* on or in.

The more comfortable you are with English the funnier this question is - they're all "correct", but I think the most common answer should be "at". "Between", "inside" and "among"/ "amongst" are also options that are technically correct but would likely only confuse the listener.

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Technically also “in-between” but that’s specific to the fact that you’re standing in-between two traffic lights

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If light was singular Id say at “I’m at the traffic light” but if not Id say “I’m by the traffic lights”

I honestly only came here to see if someone would say something else than "at" and the reason behind it. It is amazing to see such a dedicated discussion on the topic :D

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I'd like to point out the post says traffic lights, plural, and sure enough, there are two of them. The guy in the picture is sort of between them, so I could see why OP would think "in" makes sense. OP, if you are asking about how to refer to your position relative to both lights, you could say, "I'm between the traffic lights" or even "I'm in between the traffic lights." However, if you're talking about your position relative to just one light, then, as other commenters have said, you should use "at." "By" or "beside" would also work.

"At" is also treating the stoplights like a location, like a place that you would find on a map or use to give your friend directions, whereas "by" refers more directly to your physical position relative to the lights.

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