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 ...

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 ...

When driving on Florida streets, the law is clear on 'running' a yellow light. According to 2025 Florida Statute Chapter 316, Subsection 316.075, the meaning of the steady yellow light found in a ...

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 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, ...

BOSTON - A walk signal has been made longer in an intersection that causes considerable anxiety outside the Forest Hills MBTA stop. That anxiety was compounded when 63-year-old Glenn Inghram of ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pa. Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll announced Wednesday that 73 municipalities will receive more than $30 million to support traffic signal upgrades ...

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 ...