Onnyx Electronics

Traffic Countdown Timer is what you see at almost all the intersections in India especially, in urban areas. It lets you know the right time to start the engine and press the accelerator. But to our surprise not all the countries in the world use Signal Countdown Timer. It is not used in even some of the developed nations. Let’s discuss the benefits of a Countdown Timer on a traffic signal. Controlled traffic flow: It helps to control the flow of traffic. Motorists know their time of stopping and moving. It prevents them from being in a dilemma that whether to stop or to slow down. It’s the most helpful for the drivers reaching at the intersection after the light has turned red, yellow or green. Saves fuel It enables drivers to estimate better the time to move, so they can turn their engines off to save fuel. It also prevents motorists from unnecessarily turning off and turning the engine on which consumes even more fuel than the engine at rest for a few...

Traffic is one of the biggest problems in most of the developing countries and also in some developed countries. Traffic Lights have been used for long at the intersections to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. Red, yellow and Green lights have been followed by the people since the inception of traffic rules. But, the traditional method of maintaining the smooth flow of traffic at intersections is not worth every time. Many times the traffic police are deployed at the intersections in spite of the presence of traffic signals. Problem with Contemporary Traffic Signal All the four directions at the intersection are not equally busy all the times. Sometimes traffic signals changing at fixed timing make people wait unnecessarily in another direction. It wastes their time and fuel along with causing pollution. So the administration has to deploy traffic police to judge the situation and also to ensure that the ambulance and fire brigade should get the way first. The...