You might think traffic light systems are fairly basic. After all, electric traffic signals first appeared all the way back in 1914. However, they have advanced significantly since their inception, ...

Waiting at traffic lights feels very different in the Netherlands. This video explains why the Dutch tend to wait less at intersections, looking at signal timing, street design, and how cities ...

Ah, the yellow light. You know, that signal that is supposed to let you know to slow down as you approach the intersection, but makes you speed up instead? You probably take it for granted, but ...

The busy intersection at Union Valley Parkway and Hummel Drive in Orcutt will get a traffic signal in early 2026 after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved several matters ...

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 ...

The second phase of the Chambersburg Signal Improvement Project is updating 63 traffic signals in the area. Updates include responsive signal timing, flashing yellow turn arrows, and new green turn ...

Drivers experience billions of dollars in congestion costs at intersections every year. Improving traffic signal timing could help reduce costs and delays. Sometimes you sit in your car at a traffic ...

Commuters from west of Steamboat Springs are breathing a sigh of relief with the near completion of the approximately $9.2 million intersection improvement project at U.S. Highway 40 and Downhill ...

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 ...

For decades, traffic signals have been a universal language: green to go, yellow to slow, red to stop. But this triptych was never designed with robotic drivers in mind. As autonomous driving ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...