Ask the Times: Cameras at major intersections aid the flow of traffic

A traffic signal on Green Street at Ridgewood Avenue is equipped with traffic sensors that help to adjust the signal’s timing to changing traffic conditions at the intersection. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times

0922ask — A traffic signal on Green Street at Ridgewood Avenue is equipped with traffic sensors that help to adjust the signal’s timing to changing traffic conditions at the intersection. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times

If you’ve been wondering about something in your community, Ask The Times is your place to get answers. The following questions were submitted by readers and answered through the efforts of our news staff.Why are there cameras at every major street intersection and all over the highways? What are they looking for and what happens with what’s recorded?Teri Pope, spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, said these “cameras” don’t actually take photos or record.