US cities use traffic lights to reward careful drivers and deter speeding
Some US cities are adjusting traffic light timing to encourage slower driving and reduce crashes in dangerous areas.
Officials in some US cities have struggled for years to reduce high-speed crashes in residential areas. Traditional enforcement approaches proved ineffective at changing driver behaviour. Cities have begun adjusting traffic light systems to reward careful drivers with fewer red lights whilst discouraging speeding.
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Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work.
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US cities using traffic lights to reward slow drivers, punish speeders
Officials have struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work.