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Replace Traffic Lights with Roundabouts to Bolster Our Cyber Defense

Created by S.W. on January 15, 2015

Currently, our intersections are highly hackable because of the way our traffic lights work. We should replace those traffic lights with roundabouts.

Many modern traffic lights are connected to emergency-response systems. If those systems are hacked, it could lead to massive crashes at major intersections.

Meanwhile, roundabouts can't be hacked because they're low-tech and built into the roads.

Plus, roundabouts are energy-efficient because cars use less gas going around them (less stopping and accelerating), which can lower gas prices and help us be less dependent on foreign oil.

A multi-year construction program in major cities could diminish this vulnerability that hackers might otherwise take advantage of. It would also be a good use of our military budget.

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