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 ...

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.

LED signal lights generally carry a price tag several times higher than incandescent traffic signal bulbs. However, that hasn't stopped many cities from replacing their incandescent lights with LED ...

Today's traffic lights can be controlled by anything from standard traffic control computers to highly advanced AI-driven computer systems that are so "smart" they can predict what's going to happen ...

THE WHITE HOUSE. ONE OF THE BIG COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN BALTIMORE COMES DOWN TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. TURNS OUT THERE’S A VERY GOOD REASON WHY WBAL TV 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES REQUESTED ...

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 ...

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 ...

Three new traffic lights are planned for installation along U.S. 74-76 near Leland, North Carolina, to address increased traffic and safety concerns. The traffic signals will be located at Enterprise ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- About 400 traffic lights in Downtown Houston and Midtown are set to undergo timing upgrades. It's part of a project with the City of Houston to reduce traffic congestion and ...

Red, yellow and green have become the universal symbols for stop, slow and go – but what does white mean? Researchers from North Carolina State University proposed adding a new color, white, to ...