Peoria, IL, USA 104.9 The Wolf
1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria City Council put plans into motion on Tuesday night to invest in traffic technology to make three intersections safer.
Commissioners approved a first reading of a resolution that would green-light “dilemma zone detection,” smart technology that can alter a traffic light’s timing based on oncoming traffic.
Sensors are placed on top of poles near a given intersection that detect oncoming vehicles’ speed and distance from a traffic light. Those sensors then estimate whether or not it’s safe for the light to change colors and, if it isn’t safe, it tells the light to delay changing colors until the car has passed through.