LED Traffic Countdown Signals
What are the benefits of countdown signals? LED countdown timers are useful accessory to enhance safety and diminish undesirable behaviour of drivers and other road users. They indicate the time remaining until red or green phase and thus positively contribute to better orientation and less risky behaviour of all road users at junctions. For instance, countdown timers at red lights warning drivers how much time is left before the light changes can help to ease traffic flow. It was found that the presence of the countdown timers at the intersection would help to reduce the start-up lost time at the beginning of the green phase by 22% and reduce the number of red-light violations during the beginning of the red phase by 50%. Furthermore, more than half of the local drivers reported that the timers help to relieve the frustration caused by stopping for uncertain amounts of time during the red phase. The res...