Tag: traffic lights
Ford trials smart traffic lights to help emergency vehicles
Ford has trialled smart traffic lights that could automatically go green to offer clearer routes for ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles. They could also help reduce the risk of an accident caused by first responders driving through red lights. “Whether it’s a fire engine attending a blaze or an ambulance en route to an…
Happy Birthday Traffic Lights! 150 years old today
Image: Press Association Today (December 9th, 2018) marks 150 years since the world’s first traffic light was installed close to Westminster Bridge in London - though its first appearance in the UK was brief following a disaster. The gas-powered traffic light was installed at the junction of Great George Street…
