NY Uses Radar to End Wrong-Way Threat on Thruway
Radar, flashy LED signs, and text alerts are part of New York’s new, high-tech effort to combat wrong-way crashes on the state Thruway. The system is being installed at the Buffalo exit, followed eventually by the entire length of the 570-mile interstate highway. New York is the first state to utilize the radar system, which will trigger a flashing LED sign to alert wrong-way drivers. Other drivers will be alerted by signs and the Thruway’s Statewide Operations Center will get an alert that can be shared with local police.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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