The Basics of Bus Signal Priority

Millions of people are dependent upon public transit every day to reach where they need to go in a safe and timely fashion. Cities/States that are helping their riders by providing them a predictable and consistent transit experience can do so with the help of transit signal priority – or TSP – and advanced schedule management.

When discussing more reliable or faster transit services, setting red and green lights is crucial. Therefore, Traffic or Bus Signal Priority is quite beneficial for any street-running transit vehicle, like light rail, buses, or streetcars. BSP is extensively installed in North America to handle traffic congestion due to traffic signals for on-street transit services. Signal priority for transit vehicles involves improving all kinds of transit operations and service quality. BSP is not very beneficial in areas with high bus volumes or very light traffic. So the most advisable priority method would be one that combines the various elements of existing priority techniques.

At the same time, preemption is applied at intersections with traffic signals to provide the green light to buses, light rail, streetcar, trucks, emergency vehicles, or trains. The primary preemption plan is to reduce travel times, enhance safety, and clear a path so that the priority vehicle can quickly reach its next stop or destination.

Bus Signal Priority

Bus Signal priority and preemption work well for any situation that needs to manage certain vehicles to clear a singular intersection or multiple ones within a corridor. Preemption will be mainly used within congested corridors. As more and more fleets are becoming fully electrified, so many transit agencies are installing Bus Rapid Transit systems around the country, due to which TSP will become more crucial for growing, innovative public transit agencies.

Emtrac Systems provides the best Bus Signal Priority (BSP) system that adjusts the traffic timing, eventually reducing the time a transit vehicle spends waiting at a red light. 

Contact EMTRAC system if you need any other information or call us at: (214) 607-0100 Mobile: (618) 316-4633 or via email Info@Emtracsystems.Com.

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