Smart traffic lights which turn red if approaching drivers are speeding are to be trialled in Britain.
The council which stripped out all its speed cameras is testing the new lights.
Swindon will start the trials in the Autumn on two sites in the town where speeding has been identified as a problem. It will be the first authority in the country to do so.
The lights work by placing a sensor in the road a short distance ahead of the traffic light which logs how fast traffic is going.
If cars are going too fast then a message is sent to a control box, which turns the light to red.
Automatic number plate recognition cameras are used to detect emergency vehicles.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8521769/Smart-traffic-lights-to-stop-speeders.html
Not sure thats a good idea, speeding car doesn't have time to stop or looses control trying to stop ... :chin:
The council which stripped out all its speed cameras is testing the new lights.
Swindon will start the trials in the Autumn on two sites in the town where speeding has been identified as a problem. It will be the first authority in the country to do so.
The lights work by placing a sensor in the road a short distance ahead of the traffic light which logs how fast traffic is going.
If cars are going too fast then a message is sent to a control box, which turns the light to red.
Automatic number plate recognition cameras are used to detect emergency vehicles.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8521769/Smart-traffic-lights-to-stop-speeders.html
Not sure thats a good idea, speeding car doesn't have time to stop or looses control trying to stop ... :chin:
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