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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The idea of a fourth traffic light has gone viral online, with several reports claiming that a white signal will soon join the familiar red, amber and green at road intersections. The reason, ...

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 ...

A new traffic light will be installed on Route 11 in Rochester at the intersection of Route 11 and Nashoba Drive. The traffic light was approved due to the intersection's history of more than 100 ...

A long awaited and much anticipated new traffic signal has been erected at the East Milton intersection of U.S. 90 and Airport Road in Santa Rosa County and will become fully operational on the ...