43 Times People Spotted Designs That Were So Unique, They Had to Take a Picture and Share It Online

The traffic light shown here gives visual feedback about how long you will be at a junction. LED pixels bleed through the waist of the lamp, letting you know when the light will change. This unique light diverts some of the boredom of sitting in traffic, for sure.

Using this concept of clear visual timing signals, a traffic light’s amber light could be eliminated. No one is happy when stopped by a red light; one that looks and functions like an hourglass is better than sitting at a light trying to estimate when it will change color.