The Nevada Department of Transportation has installed interactive road signs with cameras and sensors to prevent wrong-way driving on highways. The signs react when a vehicle enters an off-ramp going the wrong way by flashing lights to alert the driver and notifying authorities if the vehicle continues past the sign. This was implemented after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-15 that killed the at-fault driver and caused a 10-hour traffic delay. The interactive signs are intended to reduce wrong-way accidents by alerting confused or impaired drivers and allowing faster law enforcement response.

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Monday, February 3, 2020
Posted by Stacey Tokunaga at 11:28 AM
Labels: Department of Transportation, Las Vegas, law enforcement
Nevada Department of Transportation installs wrong way
prevention signs
Driving on the wrong side of the road
can range from a traffic nuisance or
downright suicidal depending on where
you are driving. For the Nevada
Department of Transportation and local
law enforcement, this problem occurs
way too often than it should, bringing
headaches as well as genuine risk to
the road. Las Vegas locals such as
Stacey Tokunaga believe that
something should be done to curb this
situation.
Thankfully, the Nevada Department of Transportation has come up with a great solution to the
problem. Their answer is to install interactive road signs equipped with cameras and sensors.
This solution was placed just a day after a fatal wrong way crash that killed the at-fault driver. The
accident also caused a 10-hour delay on the northbound lanes of I-15, according to Stacey
Tokunaga.
The interactive sign works by reacting
to motions when someone is driving on
the wrong side of the road enters on
the off-ramp. If it detects this, it flashes
a series of beacon lights to get the
driver’s attention to read the big
WRONG WAY signage. And if the
driver goes past the signage, the sign
alerts traffic personnel who can then
notify law enforcement for them to
respond. Stacey Tokunaga thinks that
the two-way system is a good measure
for both lucid drivers as well as those
who could be under the influence of
alcohol or illegal substances.
With this new safety roadside feature,
accidents such as the incident in I-15, as well as other major highways, can be reduced. The
Nevada Department of Transportation is confident that this new technology can help curb the
number of wrong side-driving motorists and minimize accidents caused by this mistake.
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