traffic lights
Coverage of traffic lights in the Nexus archive.
- Shortcut to Gaston County creates headaches for neighbors in west Charlotte
Residents along Old Dowd Road in west Charlotte face severe traffic congestion caused by drivers using the road as a shortcut to Gaston County. The city and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are working on traffic light installations, but no timeline has been provided. Local residents describe the situation as 'unbearable' due to increased traffic from new construction and GPS-directed detours.
- The Telstra outage is a stark reminder of the widespread effects of single system failures
A Telstra mobile outage lasting nearly five hours disrupted train services, traffic lights, Eftpos payments, and electric vehicle charging across Australia. The issue stemmed from time-keeping servers, according to Telstra CFO Michael Ackland, highlighting vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure reliant on connectivity.
- You got a ticket for running a red. Here's why that yellow light might have seemed short
Traffic light engineers use scientific methods to program yellow light durations, which can appear short to drivers. The timing accounts for varying driver behaviors at intersections.