A surprising amount of technology might be making that red light hold you up. Here's how traffic lights detect (or don't detect) your vehicle.

Because his invention was also significantly cheaper to produce, Garret Morgan sold the rights to the traffic light for $40,000 to General Electric. Thanks to all these contributions, traffic lights ...

Traffic lights are both common and controversial. From a city that only allowed green lights for drivers staying inside the speed limit, to the ethics of turning right on red, there are a ton of ...

Startling dashcam footage captured the moment a semi-truck slammed into an electrical worker who was servicing a traffic ...

The intense impact jostled the unidentified worker around the basket, which partially broke off the arm, sending the worker ...

A tip from Tampa electric workers led to the arrest of a man accused of stealing a generator that powered a traffic light.

Video shows an 18 wheeler crash into a bucket truck while a traffic signal maintenance crew member was inside doing repairs.

With cars came traffic, and with increased traffic came collisions. The first electric traffic light was invented and installed in Salt Lake City in 1912 by Lester Wire, a police detective who had ...

Within a few decades, electric traffic lights were introduced then the first automatic traffic light system - again in England, tried and tested then put into use in Wolverhampton in 1927.

The 37th Annual APS Electric Light Parade takes place this Saturday in Phoenix! This free event offers a festive way for friends and families of all ages to celebrate the holiday season. Whether ...

The 37th Annual APS Electric Light Parade takes place this Saturday in Phoenix! This free event offers a festive way for friends and families of all ages to celebrate the holiday season. Whether ...