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A traffic camera is a video camera which observes vehicular traffic on a road. Typically, traffic cameras are put along major roads such as highways, freeways, expressways and arterial roads, and are connected by optical fibers buried alongside or under the road, with electricity provided either by mains power in urban areas, by solar panels or other alternative power sources which provide ...
5-1-1 is a transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada.Travelers can dial 511, a three-digit telephone number, on landlines and most mobile phones.
A traffic enforcement camera (also a red light camera, speed camera, road safety camera, bus lane camera, depending on use) is a camera which may be mounted beside or over a road or installed in an enforcement vehicle to detect motoring offenses, including speeding, vehicles going through a red traffic light, vehicles going through a toll booth ...
IDOT encourages drivers to find an alternative route to avoid the work area.
The advanced traffic management system (ATMS) field is a primary subfield within the intelligent transportation system (ITS) domain, and is used in the United States. The ATMS view is a top-down management perspective that integrates technology primarily to improve the flow of vehicle traffic and improve safety.
Report: Chicago traffic among worst in U.S. A new report reveals what daily commuters already know: Chicago traffic is among the worst in the country. The mobility analytics company Inrix reports ...
[6] [31] Netherlands-based Gatso presented red light cameras to the market in 1965, [19] and red light cameras were used for traffic enforcement in Israel as early as 1969. [3] In the early 1970s, red light cameras were used for traffic enforcement in at least one jurisdiction in Europe. [3] Australia began to use them on a wide scale in the 1980s.
The Illinois Department of Transportation was created by the 77th Illinois General Assembly in January 1972. The department absorbed the functions of the former Department of Public Works and Buildings, acquired some planning and safety inspection functions of other state agencies, and received responsibility for state assistance to local mass transportation agencies such as the Chicago-area ...