Traffic Signals for Imparied Individuals
We’re all familiar with traffic signals and the various road safety technology that goes into keeping us safe. Whether we’re driving, walking, or biking our way through a city, we’re bound to run across more than a few crosswalks, stoplights, and other signage that helps direct and maintain traffic safety. But how does that experience look for people with a variety of different impairments? From those who use a wheelchair, to the blind or deaf, the experience of moving across a city is both very…
continue readingCloud Based Traffic Technology
Cloud technology is a pretty common feature for a number of industries. Access to information sharing, communication between disparate offices, networks, and other users, and off-site data collection or storage make it an ideal option for our modern world. It’s great because it gives us the opportunity to be further apart without losing out on the same vital connections that help us run a business or communicate. So how does cloud technology help with traffic and road safety? With a greater…
continue readingThe History and Evolution of Traffic Lights
The traffic lights around today are top of the line. Some of them, like ours, are even solar powered to combine optimal functionality with efficiency. Traffic lights are often overlooked, despite the fact that they play an integral role in road safety. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to navigate the roads without the risk of accidents, especially not with the kind of traffic that we have to deal with today. Given that nearly 40% of all crashes are estimated to occur at intersections,…
continue readingThe Perks of Solar Powered Roadside Lighting
Solar technology is expanding its reach far and wide, and with good reason. Finding sustainable solutions for powering our technology will be imperative as society moves forward, and luckily we’re already off to a great start. Plenty of homeowners utilize solar technology to keep their devices powered, and are able to simultaneously save quite a bit of money on their energy bills. Today, there are even solar powered vehicles on the road, which are working to drastically cut back on our dependence…
continue readingRentals: Bikes, Scooters, and New People Sharing the Road
Back in 2018, there was something of an electric scooter craze hitting cities across the U.S. Following companies like Uber and Lyft, as well as bike-sharing installations, several small start-ups poured a ton of money into an attempt at getting electric scooters and rental bikes to be a viable alternative to other transportation. You mostly saw this in major cities, places like San Francisco, New York, and Seattle, where there’s a huge combination of foot traffic and vehicular traffic. Of course…
continue readingInner City Public Transport Safety
Most major cities around the world have some kind of public transportation system in place. Including trains, subways, light rails, and busses, these modes of transport also come with a variety of different safety considerations. Those considerations are frequently associated with distinct road signals, separate lanes, and a variety of other alerts. While many of these signals are fairly explicit, not everything is obvious, even for people that have been driving in cities that feature inner city…
continue readingTaking Human Error Out of Traffic with Technology
When you think of a technology-filled future and what that would mean for the world of traffic, you may think of near instant traffic speeds, robots taking you to your determined destination, and of course, the science fiction favorite of flying cars. But, would you think about the impact of these traffic technologies on safety? All of these technologies are fantastic, but our priority in designing a future should be increasing safety on the roads. Traffic safety technologies can do an incredible…
continue readingHow a Pandemic Relates to Traffic Conditions
The recent coronavirus outbreak, declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, has had dramatic impacts on every aspect of daily life. In the time of a pandemic, we can all see the changes around us. In this most recent situation, it is visible in everything from the empty business buildings to the complete lack of traffic on the streets. Pandemics create new worlds with drastically different circumstances, and that does not exclude the state of traffic conditions. Without living…
continue readingHow Traffic Congestion Impacts Road Safety
Sitting in traffic isn’t anyone’s favorite way to spend time. Most of us just think of the irritation and the hit to our schedule when we think of traffic congestion. However, there are some hard costs associated with traffic problems, as well. Economic impact: It is estimated that sitting in traffic cost Americans $87 billion in 2019. That’s about $1,348 per driver per year. In the areas with the worst traffic congestion, it can also amount to up to 164 hours of time per driver per year spent…
continue readingThe Dangers of Unmarked Crosswalks
In the United States, traffic laws vary widely between states and even between municipalities within the same state. While everyone is familiar with the striped lines of a marked crosswalk, many people, drivers and pedestrians alike, aren’t aware that some places are considered unmarked crosswalks. For the most part, unmarked crosswalks are located at intersections where there aren’t painted lines, but where a crossing would be a logical extension of a sidewalk. In these unmarked crosswalks, drivers…
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