The students of Nust university continued to give demonstrations at different locations to show the efficiency of their Smart Traffic Signals mechanism that can greatly help manage vehicular traffic in the federal capital.
According to the details, Muhammad Ahmad, a student of the National University of Science and Technology who is also the founder and CEO of InLights, and his team members are giving presentations to the officials of the Islamabad Traffic Police about their smart signal mechanism at different locations of the city.
This mechanism can adjust signal timing based on the volume of vehicles. These signals have optical sensors that alter the green and red light timings based on the traffic load. The sensors visually measure the number of vehicles and the wait is adjusted automatically. It lessens the need for manual intervention at traffic junctions and commuters will also benefit from reduced wait timings.
It is capable of adapting traffic light controls based on information collected from sensors, edge devices, and video systems.
A huge quantity of fuel worth hundreds of millions of rupees is being wasted daily at traffic signals that also cause pollution in the natural environment. This is because people often leave the engine of their vehicle running while waiting for signals.
The capital city has been braving several challenges mainly the absence of innovative methods to tackle chronic traffic congestion to ensure uninterrupted mobility of plying vehicles. The Federal Ombudsman has also instructed the relevant authorities to develop an efficient plan to alleviate Islamabad’s traffic problems, which have gotten worse in recent years as a result of widespread migration from other parts of the country.
Moving on the roads during peak hours tests the nerves of the motorists either going to or returning from offices or picking up and dropping their children at educational institutions.
The traffic wardens who reviewed the presentations given by the group of students showed their satisfaction with the performance of the smart signal mechanism and also hope full that the government will soon pass the law and approve the summary regarding the installation of new smart signals.
