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.

Late at night, stopped at a traffic light, a driver notices lights on all lanes of travel except their own appear to change ...

Q: What are the rules about crosswalks at intersections with signal lights? Many people think that if they are in a crosswalk and the light is green for the automobile, they can still cross. Please ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new four-way traffic signal has been installed at a high-crash intersection near Lubber Run Community Center, capping off years of efforts to improve safety. As of this week, the intersection of N.

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 ...