It’s the final countdown, ten seconds until the light turns green

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 2 December, 2009 to the design and art subset

Useful or not? A red traffic light with a ticker counting down the time until the light changes to green.
Stankovic promotes this stoplight as an eco solution in the following ways: If you’ve got the amount of time you’ve got to stop in front of you, you can shut your engine off, wait, be [...]

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Study finds that red light cameras cause crashes

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 24 March, 2008 to the comment subset

Study finds that red light cameras cause crashes
Does this surprise anyone?
Researchers at the University of South Florida found that cameras increased crashes and related injuries because drivers were slamming on their brakes to avoid fines, causing rear-end accidents. They also claim that some red light camera operators in the US have shortened the time that [...]

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