The UK-based Crisis Response Journal highlighted Liberty Township, Ohio‘s Opticom installation success story in a March 12 blog post: Liberty Township positions itself as regional emergency response leader Liberty Township in Ohio is home to the US’s largest zoo, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. With more than 9,000 animal species, the zoo attracts more than…
The Oregonian’s Elliot Njus answers a reader’s question about blinking lights on some TriMet buses: What are the blinking red lights on TriMet buses’ front route signs? (Commuting Q&A) Some TriMet buses have red, blinking lights on the front readerboard. What are they? Those lights are a secret handshake between buses and traffic signals. They…
Global Traffic Technologies’ Opticom devices catch the eyes of drivers in Mississippi. They’re not cameras — these devices are helping first responders get to emergencies faster. Wayne Hereford reports for WTVA News: TUPELO, Miss (WTVA) — Perhaps you’ve seen them around Tupelo, sitting above traffic next to traffic lights. We If you look closely you can see…
GTT’s Market Development Director Tim Hall sat down with Smart Highways editor Paul Hutton at ITS World Congress in Bordeaux to discuss using Priority Systems to reduce emissions. “We know that when a vehicle stops, or accelerates or idles at an intersection it needlessly generates excess CO2 and also causing an inefficiency in fuel as well,…
As snow was blanketing (Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs on Monday, February 17th, Todd Wessell, Journal Online Editor & Publisher) spotted an amazing sight at the corner of River Road and Devon Avenue. Six village of Rosemont snowplows were making their way north on River pushing snow from the entire width of the heavily-traveled roadway kitty-corner from Rivers Casino…
Opticom™ priority control systems offer great advantages for first responders, transit services and other motorists. We’re glad others agree. The popular television program, “World’s Greatest!…” profiled Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) and Opticom™ in an extended segment that recently aired on the ION Network. The segment includes footage of Opticom™ in action in Sunrise, Florida. Viewers…
The city of Ballwin has agreed to allow the Metro West Fire Protection District to install, operate and maintain a priority control signal system for the traffic light at the New Ballwin and Reinke roads intersection to help speed the district’s response to fire and emergency medical calls. In a nutshell, the agreement allows certain…
The city of Rowlett, TX uses Opticom™ to make their emergency responders and citizens safer at intersections. Watch the video.
Ten malfunctioning traffic signal preemption devices in the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District have been upgraded to ensure the safety of firefighters and the residents. The sensors, or “Opticoms,” help firefighters, paramedics and police officers safely navigate through busy intersections when responding to emergency calls. The upgraded sensors are located at the intersections of: •…
Ambulances to University Hospital Get Green Light(s) Green lights are in store for drivers of ambulances headed to University Hospital on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Ambulance drivers heading to the hospital on routes that pass through 35 intersections will now encounter green lights at every intersection, every time.…