Anyone who's ever used a crosswalk at busy intersection knows the feeling: You’re about to step into the street, when the pedestrian signal switches from a white ...

One of the greatest modern aids for driving is not intended for drivers at all. I refer to the digital displays at an increasing number intersections that count down the seconds until the traffic ...

Susan Kramer of Everett writes: “Everett has installed some pedestrian (walk/don’t walk) signal lights that have countdown timers. Some of these timers are coordinated with the traffic lights such ...

Traffic lights are an integral part of maintaining order among vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. And while an agreement has been in place since the late 1960s standardizing intersection lights ...

Coming soon to some of New Orleans' busiest intersections: safety devices that tell pedestrians how much time they have to cross the street. Countdown timers will be installed at 31 intersections next ...

A man walks through a crosswalk as the timer counts down on Thursday, Oct. 26, in Bellingham. Even though it’s against the law to enter a crosswalk when the hand is flashing, being in the intersection ...

The City of Santa Barbara plans to replace traffic signal lights and add countdown timers at more than 40 intersections around town in an attempt to make the roads safer for motorists, pedestrians and ...

Whether you’re quick or not, the principle is the same: If you step into a crosswalk after the countdown begins you’re putting yourself at risk — at risk of a costly fine, that is. Or at least that’s ...

Countdown timers that let motorists know when a traffic light will go from green to yellow lead to safer responses from drivers, research at Oregon State University suggests. The findings are ...