Are traffic lights in need of a redesign?

source: Yanko Design                           

Traffic lights have developed quite significantly since their debut in front of Parliament in London in 1868, but is it time to reconsider, or re-examine the traffic light? Industrial Designer, Damjan Stanković has a different take on traffic lights, especially red ones. Claiming that his design could lessen the amount of gasoline a vehicle uses, as drivers would be able to see how much time they'll be stationary and be able to shut off their vehicles. Perhaps.  The "progress bar" idea may work better on the green lights.

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Comments

[RobiNZ]

I saw something similar in Viet Nam last year. A light which showed time remaining for each phase, and has secondary light set for cycle/moped riders close to the post. See:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinzblog/2460218879/in/set-72157604071542017/

[Stowe Boyd]

A lot simpler is to just use the European convention of flashing the yellow light at the end of the red cycle, so that both yellow and red are on for a few seconds, indicating that the light is about to change to green. Doesn't require new lights, just new programming.

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Nice actually I think it is best way to
represent a signal and people are very used to this system. So it i not good to change the design.

.....Alex