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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Those blue lights above traffic signals aren’t decorative. Here’s what they’re for and why more cities are installing them. Blue confirmation lights help police spot and enforce red-light violations ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Perhaps nothing is more frustrating for drivers than mistimed lights during their commute, and a new study suggests that artificial intelligence could fix this. Frank Chaput, a driver, ...