A Town In The Netherlands Has The Geekiest Traffic Lights You'll Ever See
You won't often see us getting excited by traffic lights, but the sensor-based technology used for signals in 's-Hertogenbosch (nope, that's not a typo) is genuinely impressive, and can reduce waiting times for cars, bikes and pedestrians alike
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Isnt this in other city’s aswell? ( im dutch but i dont know)
and that guy just made me go to sleep :D
I thought this was completley normal to every country……glad to be dutch
Its in LA too like hello its been done
That system can be found all over the country, not just ‘s Hertogenbosch. Only some remote villages use older systems or don’t even have traffic lights. And btw, ‘s Hertogenbosch has 2 names: Den Bosch and ‘s Hertogenbosch. Den Bosch is more used in everyday language. ‘s Hertogenbosch is the official name but everyone thinks it’s an stupid name so we just call it Den Bosch
Talking from experience (I’ve lived there for 2 years), the system is critically flawed. The sensors are placed too close to the junction, meaning the light only turns green once you’ve dedicated yourself to a stop already. It might not sound like a big deal, but overtime it grows to a major pain in the ass. You have to stop for every light, just to be surprised by the green light at precisely the moment you’ve come to a halt. That just defeats the point of having those sensors altogether.
I’ve tried racing the system, braking later and later when I see a red light up ahead, to the point of danger. One can almost never drive through one of those without braking. The system in general encourages reckless driving, giving you the impression that the light is gonna turn green soon, but if and when it doesn’t - you’re screwed. The best situation is to have somebody slightly in front of you, so that they trigger the sensors and have to brake, while you just sail through.
i spot a tesla
I’m sure it works with alloy metals as well :P an LFA (all carbon fibre) might have a bit more trouble than the P1 though :)
that’s an awesome idea
Yes someone has finally made this, so often I could be going while there is no one for miles, and then a couple minutes later some other guy is inconvenienced just as much as I was