Red and green traffic lights have been around since the 1800s, when British traffic officers used to rotate gas lamps that burned red and green to control the movement of mostly horse-drawn vehicles.

ASSOCIATION STUDY. AND IF YOU DON’T OBEY THE CROSSWALK, YOU’LL GET A TICKET. ALBUQUERQUE IS ADDING NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO MAKE CROSSING THE STREET SAFER. BUT THE SIGNALS HAVE DIFFERENT RULES THAN ...

Fresnel lenses are designed so their light can be pointed in just one direction, meaning drivers in a lane may see only the ...

Some things are so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget they're designed for a reason. With more than 300,000 traffic lights set up across the United States, it's easy to take how they look for granted ...

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 ...

Small blue lights are quietly appearing above intersections in several states, helping police catch red-light runners while keeping intersections safer.

Massachusetts drivers are facing a new kind of red light — and many aren’t sure what to do. Across the state, 40 hybrid traffic lights — or pedestrian hybrid beacons — have been installed with more on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) is rolling out the city’s first ever “Smart Signal” traffic lights at 36 intersections along Lebanon Pike. The new ...

There's a new pedestrian crossing signal in town. Rather than relying on long-standing laws requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk, the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon uses yellow and red ...

Traffic lights across 32 intersections in Goleta will be getting upgrades to improve safety. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo Goleta is hoping to reduce vehicle collisions with its project to ...

Designed to boost safety, a new traffic signal will be added at an Orcutt intersection where a high school student was ...

Three new traffic lights are planned for installation along U.S. 74-76 near Leland, North Carolina, to address increased traffic and safety concerns. The traffic signals will be located at Enterprise ...