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For certain bus lines in our city, the driver can press a button that will turn the light green.

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• aix1 5y ago
  This sounds awesome, but I'm guessing can only work if there are few buses? (I live in London and can't imaging such an arrangement being even remotely workable around here.)
  • Symbiote 5y ago
    The trams in Croydon work this way. There's an induction loop on the tramway which detects an approaching tram, and tells the traffic lights to change to allow the tram to cross the road/junction. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/tramlink_tram_priority_at_traffi_2 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/tramlink_tram_priorit...
    • aix1 5y ago
      I just found this very nice paper about the transit priority system used in Zürich. Thought others might enjoy it too. https://www.andynash.com/nash-publications/Nash2003-ZRH-PTpriority-TRR-1835.pdf https://www.andynash.com/nash-publications/Nash2003-ZRH-PTpr...