Bangkok, May 7 -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has deployed the Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) at 72 intersections along several major roads, as part of a pilot scheme, to optimise traffic flow.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt told media that traffic police or a timer system currently operate traffic control systems at some 500 intersections in the capital city.

When drivers see a traffic light countdown timer at an intersection, it means a timer system is in use and traffic signals do not adjust based on real traffic conditions.

Meanwhile, the ATCS uses cameras to provide real-time traffic data and computers to dynamically change traffic signal timings based on traffic demand to optimise traffic flow.

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