Summary This application note presents the appropriate application of the Vector® hybrid detector to the FHWA-developed, low-cost adaptive traffic control system, ACS-Lite. Vector employs both video and radar technologies, integrated in a single unit. Facts about ACS-Lite Using a ‘Case Study’ Paradigm In what may be the largest and most successful deployment of ACS-Lite in
Tyler Texas: 29 intersections on a loop that carries 40,000 vehicles daily Challenge: Loop corridor joining 3 ACS-Lite systems (maximum capacity is 16 intersections for a single system) and managing traffic flow to minimize congestion. Loop is unique as there is no access-controlled freeway within City limit, thus increasing the vehicle volume. First Attempt: Side-fire
A Chicagoland First: Flashing Yellow Arrow Turn Signals Motorists will see something new as they venture west from Chicago to the Fox Valley suburbs. In 2015, Kane County became the first agency in northern Illinois to install flashing yellow arrow signals for conveying permissive left turns. “National safety data shows that flashing yellow arrows are
We really like making a good thing even better. So we were intrigued when MoboTrex Distributor Temple, Inc. of Decatur, Ala., recently asked us to give customers the ability to program the loadbay from the front side of a 16-phase signal cabinet. “Although flashing yellow arrows have been in use for many years, some of