Square traffic lights 25 Nov 2008

Art Lebedev thinks it's about time we consigned round traffic lights to the dustbin of history:

"The shape of traffic lights has barely changed since they were invented - there have always been three round lights: red, yellow and green. Initially, the sections were round simply because this allowed the spherical bulp inside light the glass evenly.

"Today traffic lights use superbright light diodes that can be arranged in any way. And the sections are plastic, which also means any shape can be created.

"Our idea is to produce square traffic lights. This can make the signals more easily noticeable and recognizable, with larger lit area for the same overall dimensions."

Who's with them?

See also:

• The Marshalite: A rotary traffic signal
• Audi to eliminate traffic lights
• Ford's new Smart Intersection system
• Opel Eye

[via boing boing gadgets]