MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Recently, a newly installed wrong-way driver alert system in southeastern Wisconsin alerted a driver to turn around, preventing a possible serious crash.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) posted a video of the incident on Facebook, showing the wrong-way driver going onto the ramp to I-794 in Milwaukee before spotting the new alert system and turning around.
WisDOT officials say that this particular wrong-way alert system is newly installed, and possibly “prevented a serious crash.”
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The system utilizes flashing red LED lights on a Wrong Way sign, making it very visible to drivers…