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Smart Traffic Signals Could End Pointless Waits

Technology could time stoplights to actual traffic flows during off-peak hours so an empty intersection automatically turns green or switches to a blinking red, eliminating pointless waits—a simple illustration of how operations could be vastly improved without new construction.

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Speaker

Cliff Winston

Evidence Quote

“how about this, which technology could do: you have stoplights in these off-peak times that are timed to traffic flows?”

Source

Cliff Winston on Transportation— EconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:09:54 AM

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