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Wilmington, NC is implementing its first High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) traffic signal on Market Street near Forest Hills. The HAWK signal, differing from traditional traffic lights, ...

Would you know what to do if you came across a traffic signal that looks a bit like a Lego piece, can flash single or double red lights, and doesn't have a green signal? That's soon to be the question ...

MODESTO — A first-of-its-kind traffic system is hitting Modesto streets. This week, the city implemented two HAWK (High Intensity Activated Crosswalk) beacon crosswalks on I and H streets along 16th ...

TUCSON – News 4 Tucson viewer Steve wrote, “People don’t seem to know whether to stop or go at the flashing red lights.” It all started in the late 1990’s when the City of Tucson introduced the hawk ...

NASHVILLE. Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s no secret that Dickerson Pike has been a problem — specifically when it comes to addressing pedestrian safety. Now, a new device is up and almost running on the strip of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The City of Los Angeles unveiled a new crosswalk Wednesday at the site of a deadly 2016 pedestrian accident. Located on 6th Street near the La Brea Tar Pits, the city has ...