When loops — formally called inductive-loop traffic detectors — malfunction or fail to function at all, congestion on busy roadways gets worse than it needs to be.

Inductive loops, embedded in the pavement, send an electric signal to the traffic controller when a vehicle passes or arrives at an intersection.

Outlook on the Global Traffic Sensors Market 2019-2024: Focus on Inductive Loop, Magnetometer, Infrared, Microwave Radar, Video Image Processor, and Other Types ...

Remote Traffic Microwave Sensing (RTMS) is a technology used to go beyond what inductive loop sensors can do.

Many traffic lights don’t recognize cyclists. They rely on inductive loops—basically giant metal detectors—buried underground that are set to detect multiton hunks of metal and trigger the ...

A: According to Dennis Thompson, a traffic engineer with the City of Huntsville, weight does not trip the signals. He explained that an inductive loop has been the standard form of signal ...

Today we use not only timers but some sophisticated measuring devices to sequence traffic lights, including inductive loops. You’ve probably seen signs of them, buried in the pavement, as you ...

It's designed to make those sensors think that your bike is a car. Embedded "inductive loop" traffic sensors work by creating an electromagnetic field in the surface layer of the road.

In a bout of frustration I recently realized that the roads have all updated — most people have no idea how — and this sometimes hurts the flow of traffic. This realization happened when an ...