New 'smart traffic light' may reduce fleet time, air pollution.

Gurgaon: The intelligent traffic light system may not only reduce commute time but also lower air pollution. It is developed by 11 students at Shiva Nagar school and make the existing traffic light system responsive to real time traffic intensity. Based on the research the most traffic signals works on preset algorithms and timers. Vehicles are the major contributor to air pollution but after the implication commuters will spend less time on the roads as compared to earlier due to primitive traffic management system. A prototype has been developed and tested in live traffic conditions, and it also approved for a longer trial by the local authority.