Allowing school buses to request green lights at traffic signals will improve student safety and lower the consumption of fuel due to reduced travel times, a new study says.
Technology that gives school buses priority green lights at traffic signals can not only get students to class on time but can also provide multiple otherApplied Information, a developer of connected, intelligent transportation system solutions, hooked up two school buses, one diesel, and the other propane powered, withThe technology allowed the school buses to request green light priority at 62 traffic signals along their routes as they each served students in the Fulton County School System.
Two school buses were outfitted with Connected Vehicle-to-Everything technology in Alpharetta, Georgia, allowing the drivers to request green lights. The study stated that both school buses had a"clear and measurable reduction" in travel time, which improves student safety.
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