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    This traffic light punishes speeding drivers

    A Canadian town is trialling a pop-up traffic light that only goes green if you're abiding by the 30km/h school zone speed limit.

    Scott Collie

    Scott Collie

    Contributor

    Scott Collie

    Scott Collie

    Contributor

    Sick of drivers speeding through your little slice of suburban heaven? A Canadian town has a novel solution.

    A suburb of Montreal, Canada, is trialling a traffic light that only stays green for drivers abiding by the speed limit.

    The FRED (feu de ralentissement éducatif, or educational traffic-calming light) is red by default, and only goes green if an approaching car is doing the speed limit.

    Speeding drivers are confronted with a red light that only turns green once they’ve come to a full stop.

    “Across Canada, near school zones, people are asking for concrete measures to control speeding. This has not been accepted yet by the government, and we’re going to do it as a test,” the town’s mayor told StreetsblogMASS.

    The mayor says average speeds on the trial street have dropped from 40km/h to 29km/h since the traffic light was installed.

    Scott Collie

    Scott Collie

    Contributor

    Scott Collie

    Contributor

    Scott Collie is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Scott studied journalism at RMIT University and, after a lifelong obsession with everything automotive, started covering the car industry shortly afterwards. He has a passion for travel, and is an avid Melbourne Demons supporter.

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