Patent ID: 7796053

Claim:
A traffic light with time information comprising: a control box having a stop light wire, a go light wire, a warning light wire and a common wire extending therefrom; base lights arranged to indicate stop with a red base light, go with a green base light and warning with a yellow base light when active; a plurality of interval lights arranged in two separate columns, one column extending from the red base light and one column extending from the green base light; a control unit operably linked to the stop light wire, the go light wire, the warning light wire and the common wire and to the base lights and the interval lights such that said control unit activates an interval light when the stop base light or go base light is activated and activates subsequent interval lights in the respective column in sequence while the corresponding base light is active, said interval lights being activated according to a specific cadence such that each interval light is active for approximately the same amount of time, said control unit comprising an intelligent circuit having a protocol which determines the cadence of the interval lights, said protocol being arranged to accept instructions to either accelerate or de-accelerate the cadence.