Smart Technologies for Traffic Management

managing traffic is not easy, especially in cities with high density. Overcrowding can cause delays, accidents and hinders sustainability. However, smart technologies can help motorists, pedestrians, and other road users get to where they need to go safely and efficiently.

IoT technology permits the gathering of data that can improve the urban mobility and transport systems, including traffic lights and parking lots. The information can help in decision making about the reduction of traffic congestion, improving efficiency and safety, and increasing economic sustainability.

When a traffic light notices that more vehicles are arriving from one direction than the other, it will automatically adjust its timing to better serve these drivers. This helps motorists save fuel and time, as well as reducing the carbon emissions of idling vehicles. Smart traffic lights can also be programmed to adjust their timings in real-time in response to road conditions, like construction zones or traffic jams. This drastically reduces the interruption of traffic flow, and can cut driver travel times by 10 percent or more.

These technologies can assist city planners in avoiding technologytraffic.com/2020/05/01/modern-traffic-technologies-by-board-room costly infrastructure improvements and overcrowding, and they can also detect structural issues, such as bridges that aren’t safe or in construction. They can also help emergency vehicles get to the road faster. Each minute that an ambulance or firetruck delays its route to a traffic accident can drastically decrease the chances of survival for the victims.

To enable these and other smart technologies to work efficiently they require an efficient, scalable, and secure network infrastructure. Spectrum Enterprise offers the connectivity needed to power IoT sensors in a smart traffic management system, as well as interfaces that give you actionable data.