KDKAThe new lights will be able to monitor traffic flow and make adjustments based on the time of day and how many cars are traveling down the road. It’s a system that uses cameras, radar, and sensors to count vehicles second by second. “As traffic increases, the signal system will respond to that and automatically adjust so there won’t be any substantial delays on McKnight Road,” said Todd Kravits, P.E., PennDOT District 11 traffic engineer. The lights will also be connected to PennDOT’s Regional Transportation Management Center in Collier Township.

To quote the great Etta James…

Aaaaaaaat Laaaaaaast

If you’re a baller like me and live in the North Hills you’ve become an irate racist/sexist sitting in traffic on McKnight Road at some point. Penndot is finally going to answer our prayers and install an up to date system that uses cameras and radar to monitor flow.

The crazy part of the whole thing is it’s exactly how my 4 year old brain thought all traffic lights worked back in the day.

According to the story, these are actual people in Collier Township monitoring the cameras and not elves actually inside the lights as I once believed but “toe-may-toe/toe-mah-toe” right?

Also, anyone else not surprised this guy wasn’t excited for the changes but concerned there would be new cameras monitoring the street 24/7?