(LAFAYETTE, LA) – We’ve all been there. You’re sitting at a red light in Lafayette, there’s not another car in sight, and the light just won’t change. Or the left-turn arrow turns green long enough for two cars to get through, and you’re stuck waiting through another full cycle. Here’s something a lot of people don’t know: you can actually do something about it.
Lafayette’s Traffic Lights Can Be Adjusted From an Office
Lafayette’s traffic signals are connected through LUS Fiber, which lets city-parish traffic engineers monitor signals, pull statistics and change the timing without leaving their desks. According to KLFY, engineers decide how long each light stays red, yellow and green using traffic data and patterns at nearby intersections.
That means if a light on your commute seems off, reporting it puts it in front of the people who can check the data and make a change.
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How to Request a Traffic Signal Timing Adjustment
You’ve got two options:
*Be specific. Give the intersection, the direction you’re traveling, the time of day and what’s happening. “The left-turn arrow for eastbound traffic only lets three cars through around 5 p.m.” gives engineers something they can check. “This light is terrible” doesn’t…