Go With The Flow of Traffic

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal a couple weeks ago that I found interesting. Street signs are often very confusing and unclear. The article explained some possible innovations for street signs and signals to make delivery driving and sharing the road with bicycles a little easier.






One of the possible innovations it covered was having a separate turning light for bicycles. This would allow cyclists to go in any direction without having to yield to traffic. Another cyclist-centered idea was a small blue light that would let the cyclist know when he had triggered the light censor in the ground that turns the light green.










One of the innovations for drivers include animated timers at crosswalks, where the walking man moves quicker as the time left to cross the street decreases. Another is a new technology still in its developmental stage which would detect cars on a wireless network for real-time traffic alerts such as approaching traffic or the car in front of you braking. This would make driving as a courier in Los Angeles safer and more practical.






These and many more are further explained in this article from the Wall Street Journal, Singals Ahead.

Keep on Truckin'

-Tiffany Michaels