Take a first look at the new technology being used to detect wrong-way drivers around Houston
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First look at new locations for wrong-way driver detecting technology
HOUSTON – Houston highways will soon get a little bit safer. KPRC 2 traffic expert Anavid Reyes got a first look at the new wrong-way driver detection system that will be going in at 16 new locations by the end of 2021.
There were almost 250 wrong-way driver crashes in Houston between 2015 and 2019, and according to The Texas Department of Transportation, the Lonestar state leads the nation in wrong-way driver crashes. The Texas Department of Transportation and Houston Transtar have been studying wrong-way crashes for years and have determined the locations that see the highest amount of these types of crashes: