New kind of traffic signal is confusing Massachusetts drivers as 25% run red light, study finds

A new type of traffic light that's becoming increasingly popular in Massachusetts is confusing drivers, a study found.
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New 4th color may be added to traffic lights with special meaning for drivers

Researchers from North Carolina State University proposed adding a new color, white, to stoplights for autonomous vehicles ...
The Drive

This Dude Explains How Traffic Lights Really Work Because It’s His Job

At first glance, traffic lights are stunningly simple: green means go, red means stop, and yellow means it’s about to turn red. But like cars, phones, and just about everything else on this planet, ...
SlashGear

What Are The Blue Lights Above Traffic Signals For?

If you've ever wondered how traffic lights work and how they can detect your car, you've probably also been curious about those small blue lights mounted above the signals themselves. These blue ...
The New York Times

An Inside Look at the Subway’s Archaic Signal System

Deep inside a subway station in Brooklyn, in a cramped, industrial room, Dyanesha Pryor pushes in a metal lever on a hulking machine that was installed nearly a century ago. A few hundred feet away, a ...
WBRE Wilkes-Barre on MSN

A traffic light still lifeless after four years

A traffic signal has been the topic of local debate ever since it was installed four years ago. The problem now? That traffic ...