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In many inetancca, state trail te anfinaara explain ad, installation «f the requested lights would in* eraasa tha likelihood of “someone gatting killed." Traffic signals aftai increase rather than da* , crease tha number of accidents.
They pointed to a recent study * of of 20 signalised intersections In various sections of the state. Bines the lights ware installed, traffic at these points has increased an average of 26 par cant—but the number of accidents has iar creased 46 per cent. ' They found further evidence in n study of accident experience over the past 16 years in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del In these cities, the accident hasard at signalised intersections was - eight times as great as at inter* . sections where Aero arm-a**lights.
Does this mean that tha stopand-go light should be abandoned as a traffic control measure f Definitely not, say tha engineers. Where certain conditions eorist, traffic lights greatly increase the vehicular capacity of a street or Intersection. . i In short, the primary benefit of § stop-and-go light is facilitating traffic. However, if traffic vol
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