Canada: Traffic light that turns green only to cars under speed limit

The new traffic light is currently undergoing a 90-day test run outside of a public school in Quebec.

An experimental traffic light has been set up in a suburb of Montreal, Canada, which only turns green for drivers who keep the car under the speed limit.

According to reports, the new light is called "feu de ralentissement educatif" (translating to educational traffic-calming light) or FRED. The traffic light is designed to stay red until it senses an oncoming car. It then turns green only if the oncoming car is under the speed limit. Fast cars will continue to be shown the red light, forcing them to stop at the signal.

The new traffic light is currently undergoing a 90-day test run outside of a public school in Quebec.

Mayor Assaad stated that the road with the new traffic light previously had an average vehicle speed of 40 km/h. However, since the installment of FRED, the speeds have dropped to 29 km/h.

Source: Jalopnik