Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKHART — Willow Townsend, 12, has always wanted to be a good person, help the world and become a veterinarian some day. What the ...

There's a new pedestrian crossing signal in town. Rather than relying on long-standing laws requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk, the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon uses yellow and red ...

Greg Polman has been legally blind since he was 17. He uses a guide dog, but he’s still apprehensive about crossing a busy downtown street. “You have to be cautious to make sure the light did change.

As we have covered in earnest lately with roundabouts, the introduction of a new traffic tool or maneuver can throw drivers for a loop. Diverging diamonds and displaced left turns, each of which send ...

Q: What are the rules about crosswalks at intersections with signal lights? Many people think that if they are in a crosswalk and the light is green for the automobile, they can still cross. Please ...

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New York City changed the timing of signals at intersections to give pedestrians a head start, a tweak that a study shows prevents car crashes. But Sacramento crosswalks, like this one at 13th and H ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Two new pedestrian crossing signals that haven’t yet been used in the city will be added next year. One high-intensity activated crosswalk beacon, known as HAWK signal, will be ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond is investing $780,000 into improving pedestrian safety around Broad Rock Elementary School. In early April, construction on a new traffic signal project will begin at ...

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