A stoplight that could help us save gas?

We all are guilty of letting our foot off the brake in anticipation for a green light only for it to be a green arrow. Wouldn’t it be great if the stoplights told us how long we have to wait? I mean, they have signs that tell you how long you have to wait before you can cross the street on foot, why not in a car? Well a man named Damjan Stanković has a solution.

It is being proposed as an economic solution for stoplights. With a progress bar wrapping the light telling you how much time is left, Stanković claims this will lessen the amount of gas we waste or keep angry driving at bay. He backs up these arguments by saying that if you know how much longer you’re going to have to wait, you can shut off your engine and relax.

I see this idea as being quite valuable. My feet are always itching to go at stoplights and my eyes are always staring at the other stoplights waiting for them to turn yellow. I also happen to drive an old ’93 pickup that gets 12 mpg if I’m lucky so this might help in that aspect as well.

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