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The Dutch city of Hertogenbosch is trying to revolutionize commuting as we know it today. It\u2019s already pretty common for traffic lights to recognize the presence of waiting cars or cyclists. But with the help from an app called Schwung, the traffic flow can be much more optimized, as the system can also communicate with individual road users that are far away from the intersection. And that\u2019s what is happening in Hertogenbosch.<\/strong>
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The lights can now adapt the green phases to the road users that are present at any given time. Plus in the future the lights should also give information back, for example time-to-green or time-to-red. Hertogenbosch started a trial with one intersection last November, and the cyclists\u2019 response was enthusiastic. Recently, all 50 traffic light installations have been made part of the program and the city launched a campaign to make people aware of the change.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI downloaded the app and the preliminary results are very promising. You do seem to get green even more than before,\u201d the author of the Bicycle Dutch blog says about the novelty.<\/p>\n

Of course there are those who are worried about people\u2019s privacy. However, the city officials reassured everyone that the app does not get access to users\u2019 personal data. It simply announces that \u201csomeone\u201d is approaching the signalised intersection in question. Each of your rides gets a unique ID, so that different rides cannot be grouped together.<\/p>\n

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Sint-Janskathedraal ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt lets the traffic lights know you are coming. It is like pressing a digital button much earlier,\u201d says Eric Greweldinger, the city\u2019s traffic light expert.<\/p>\n

Would you install such an app on your phone? Or are you sceptical about such novelties? Let us know what you think in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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