We have the technology
Posted on by Kolbe
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada are fitting major roads in Edmonton with sensors to relay real time information to cars on the road. We've heard about the technology before, but now it's actually getting implemented. The sensors will be fitted to roads and traffic signals, and they will monitor congestion, speed, accidents and other factors that cause traffic. As part of the study, two hundred cars will be fitted with the wireless technology to receive the information from the sensors in real time. This will give the drivers the ability to make on-the-fly decisions about their commute. This has great potential to lower traffic congestion on roads because drivers will be able to see what's happening and decide to change routes ahead of time. David Lynch, the Dean of Engineering at the University of Alberta, was quoted as saying, "time we spend in traffic jams is time that we are not being productive or enjoying our personal life" by the Edmonton Journal. Truer words have never been spoken. No one enjoys sitting in traffic, it's a waste of time. Technology and research like this could potentially be the beginning of the end for traffic jams and wasted time on the road.