Object
Red Traffic Signal (Red Light)
A street-mounted traffic signal head in a black metal housing with three vertically stacked circular lenses; the top lens burns a saturated red. Weathered paint and urban grime suggest constant exposure to city elements. Mounted above Washington Street, it sits fixed and authoritative; Mandy barrels through its illuminated red, and the officer cites that exact signal as the legal trigger for pursuit and the roadside stop.
2 appearances
Purpose
To regulate intersection traffic by signaling drivers to stop when the top lens is illuminated red.
Significance
Serves as the legal and narrative catalyst: the illuminated red converts Mandy's private performance into a public, enforceable violation, puncturing her bravado and enabling the officer's intervention that shifts power dynamics in the scene.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used