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Within the plan's first three years (2025-2027) The city will expand bus routes to run more frequently and for more hours of the day, and add more smart traffic signals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The City of Malibu warned residents to prepare for potential wildfires, power outages, hazardous roads and malfunctioning traffic signals.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
For example, in self-driving cars, many sensors collect data about their surroundings, including pedestrians, road conditions and traffic signals.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The plan includes a major overhaul of the city's bus systems, sidewalks and traffic signals over the next several years, and creates a dedicated funding stream for transportation infrastructure in Nashville.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Traffic signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20signal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
traffic signal
noun
: a signal (as a traffic light) for controlling traffic
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