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Are Traffic Signals a Cure for Accidents?

April 26, 2017accidents cure signals Traffic

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Are Traffic Signals a Cure for Accidents?

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Not in all cases. Certain types of accidents can be reduced in number or severity by the installation of a signal, while other types may not be affected. VDOT engineers generally will recommend a traffic signal be installed when accidents involving vehicles approaching from different directions occur at an abnormally high rate, but only if a signal will improve safety and other remedies to prevent them don’t work. Rear-end collisions are not normally remedied by the installation of a signal.