traffic light

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A previous dress rehearsal highlighted the need for a new traffic light at a specific location to alleviate gridlock when military convoys move across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

And when you are coming up to a traffic light, you want to keep some momentum, if you can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Last month, police officers in San Bruno, CA, observed a self-driving Waymo make an illegal U-turn at a traffic light.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

"I feel like someone standing at a traffic light, and then it turns green."

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

He was small, dark-haired and disapproving, a glint of red from the traffic light coloring the tip of his nose.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison