Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) have developed a new system to improve the safety at high-speed rural intersections by reducing red-light violations and sudden stops by up to 70 percent. Drivers approaching a high-speed rural intersection with a green signal that suddenly changes to yellow have a split second to make an important […]
Archives for May 2005
Annual study shows nation’s traffic troubles growing worse
College Station, Texas — Despite slow growth in jobs and travel, traffic congestion continues to worsen, researchers say, costing Americans $63.1 billion a year. The 2005 Urban Mobility Report measures traffic congestion trends from 1982 to 2003, reflecting the most recent data available. If today’s higher fuel prices are factored in, the cost jumps another […]